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Spiroxylon Indicum sp. nov., a Taxinean wood from the Lower Gondwanas of India
| Content Provider | Birbal Sahni Institute of Paleobotany |
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| Author | Mehta, K.R. |
| Abstract | Spiroxylon indicum is the first record ofTaxinean wood from the Lower Gondwanas of India and establishes the existence of plants showing Taxoidean anatomy in the Lower Permian strata. It is described from small fragments obtained from some carbonaceous shales and is characterized by the presence of Taxinean spirals in addition to the bordered pits on the walls of its tracheides. It is closely allied to Spiroxylon africanum described by Walton (1925) from South Africa, but differs from that species in certain important details. It is, therefore, described here as a new species. The structure of Spiroxylon indicum lends supportto the view that the Taxads may possibly haveoriginated from some Cordaitean ancestors. |
| Starting Page | 330 |
| Ending Page | 334 |
| File Format | |
| Volume Number | 1 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1952-01-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Educational Use | Research Reading |
| Resource Type | Article |
| Education Level | Under Graduate Post Graduate |
| Subject | Paleobotany; fossil microorganisms |
