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Banksieaephyllum westdaliense

Angiospermae - Proteales - Proteaceae

Taxonomy
Banksieaephyllum westdaliense 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.84.51, stored in the Western Australian Museum. and is an impression. Its type locality is West Dale, which is in an Eocene/Oligocene channel lag siltstone/sandstone in Australia.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1993Banksieaephyllum westdaliense Hill and Merrifield p. 320 figs. 11E-H

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

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 westdaliense Hill and Merrifield 1993
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
R. S. Hill and H. E. Merrifield 1993Leaf relatively narrow (about 3 mm) and lobed, base and apex unknown. At least three major veins per lobe, each extending from the primary vein towards the margin, with the central one terminating in the apex of the lobe. Areoles well developed. Stomates restricted to one surface, randomly aligned, superficial, confined to areoles, which are surrounded by elongate cells over the veins. Stomates may occur within slight depressions in areoles. Small, unicellular trichome bases common over and between veins, trichomes not preserved. Trichomes not observed on non-stomatiferous leaf surface.
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: base of the Middle Eocene to the top of the Oligocene or 47.80000 to 23.03000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Eocene - Oligocene47.8 - 23.03Australia (Western Australia) Banksieaephyllum westdaliense (type locality: 167545)