Premnocarpon Mohgaoanii Gen. Et. Sp. Nov. A Report of Fossil Drupe Fruit From Deccan Intertrappean Beds of Mohgaonkalan, Dist. Chhindwara, M.P. India
Journal Title: IOSR Journal of Pharmacy and Biological Sciences (IOSR-JPBS) - Year 2016, Vol 11, Issue 5
Abstract
A well preserved drupaceous fruit is collected from Mohgaonkalan, MP, India a well known Deccan Intertrappean Beds fossiliferous locality belonging to uppermost cretaceous period. The present fossil fruit is small, drupaceous, somewhat triangular fruit. Pyrene with single seed. Air spaces are present in the mesocarp. The fruit wall is divided into three zones, outer epicarp, middle mesocarp and inner endocarp. The reported fossil fruits shows affinities with fruits of Verbenaceae when resemblances are studied in detail at genus level, shows similarities with Premna and Premnocarpon as generic name.
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S. W. Dighe1, P. S. Kokate
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