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Banksieaephyllum regularis

Angiospermae - Proteales - Proteaceae

Taxonomy
Banksieaephyllum regularis was named by Hill and Christophel (1988). It is considered to be a form taxon. Its type specimen is Holotype: P-428, stored in the Department of Plant Science, University of Tasmania., a leaf (Cuticle), and it is a compression fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1988Banksieaephyllum regularis Hill and Christophel p. 210 figs. 19-23

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
Mesangiosperms
EudicotsDoyle and Hotton 1991
RankNameAuthor
orderProtealesJussieu 1829
familyProteaceaede Jussieu 1789
genusBanksieaephyllumCookson and Duigan 1950
speciesregularis

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Banksieaephyllum regularis Hill and Christophel 1988
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
R. S. Hill and D. C. Christophel 1988Leaves bilateral, serrate, serrations acute. Apical side of serrations straight, basal side convex, sinuses acute. Leaf base obtuse, apex probably acute. Leaf length approximately 4 cm, width approximately 0.8 cm. Secondary venation pattern
semicraspedodromous, usually two veins per serration. Stomata brachyparacytic,
superficial. Trichome bases on stomatiferous epidermis small,
irregular, sunken between epidermal cells, common over veins. Trichome basal cell thinly cutinized, apical cell(s) not preserved. Similar trichome bases rare on non-stomatiferous epidermis.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Diet: "photoautotroph"p
Created: 2011-07-22 00:04:15
Modified: 2011-07-21 09:04:15
Source: p = phylum
Reference: Kiessling 2009

Age range: Oligocene or 33.90000 to 23.03000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Oligocene33.9 - 23.03Australia (Tasmania) Banksieaephyllum regularis (167372)