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Laurophyllum striatum
Taxonomy
Laurophyllum striatum was named by Hill and Merrifield (1993) [Holotype, only specimen observed.]. It is considered to be a form taxon. Its type specimen is Holotype: WAM P.84.94b, stored in the Western Australian Museum., a leaf, and it is an impression. Its type locality is West Dale, which is in an Eocene/Oligocene channel lag siltstone/sandstone in Australia.
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1993 | Laurophyllum striatum Hill and Merrifield p. 317 figs. 6A-C |
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†Laurophyllum striatum Hill and Merrifield 1993
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
|---|---|---|
| R. S. Hill and H. E. Merrifield 1993 | Lamina symmetrical, elongate, base and apex unknown. Leaf length about 8 cm, width 1.7 cm. Venation pattern brochidodromous. About 13 secondary veins arise at irregular distances along the primary vein and generally curve abruptly upwards about 2/3 of the way to the margin to loop into the superadjacent secondary vein. Intersecondary veins common. Tertiary veins sometimes clearly percurrent. Stomates not visible on outer leaf surface, epidermal cells on probable stomatal surface clearly marked by cell walls recessed below the general leaf surface. Non-stomatal surface marked by large glands with surface striations radiating away from them. |