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Terminalioxylon portae

Angiospermae - Myrtales - Combretaceae

Taxonomy
Terminalioxylon portae was named by Mirioni (1965). It is not extant.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1965Terminalioxylon portae Mirioni p. 41 figs. 5-7, 11
1983Terminalioxylon portae Pons p. 403 figs. 83-85

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
classDicotyledoneae
RankNameAuthor
orderMyrtalesJussieu 1820
familyCombretaceaeBrown 1810
genusTerminalioxylonSchönfeld 1947
speciesportaeMirioni 1965

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.

Terminalioxylon portae Mirioni 1965
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
D. Pons 1983Completed diagnosis: Terminalioxylon portae Mirioni
Hetero - xyleed wood of Angiosperms Dicotyledons; Zones of growth present underlined by lines of terminal parenchyma and vertical traumatic secreting channels.
Vessels with diffuse distribution, mainly isolated or in radial lines of 2-3 (10); Tangential diameter, 70-280
microns; Alternate hexagonal intervascular punctations, 8-12 μm in diameter; Perforations simpless; Elements of vessels of 150-500 μm in length.
Vasicentric parenchyma, aliform at confluence between neighboring vessels and even between distant vessels, forming between them thin bands; Rare diffuse crystalliferous parenchyma; Circummedullary terminal parenchyma.

Rays 1 (2) -serial, less than 1 mm (35-700 μm) in height, up to 25 cells, homogeneous to slightly heterogeneous III; Dilated crystalline cells, round to erect; Tangential width, 12-35 μm; 14-20 rays per mm tangential; Punctuations of elongated vessels-rays.
Narrow woody fibers, 6-20 μm in diameter, medium to narrow; In part.
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: Laventan or 13.80000 to 11.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Laventan13.8 - 11.0Colombia (Huila) Terminalioxylon portae (186303)