Euryale spinosa

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Euryale spinosa
Temporal range: Miocene
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Order: Nymphaeales
Family: Nymphaeaceae
Genus: Euryale
Species:
†E. spinosa
Binomial name
†Euryale spinosa

Euryale spinosa is a fossil species of Euryale from the Miocene [2] of Ardnamurchan, Scotland, United Kingdom. [1] [2]

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Description

The circular to elliptical pollen grains with a spiny exine are 30 μm wide. It bears a 3 μm wide furrow. The sharp, stout spines are 2 μm long. [3]

Taxonomy

It was published by John Baird Simpson in 1961 [3] [1] [2] based on fossil pollen grains. [3]

Etymology

The specific epithet spinosa means spiny. [4]

Distribution

It occurred in Scotland, United Kingdom. [2] [1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Euryale spinosa J.B. Simpson (n.d.). The International Fossil Plant Names Index (IFPNI). Retrieved November 29, 2024, from https://www.ifpni.org/species.htm?id=2A53E054-1014-0EAF-4F1D-1ABF9CD01C69
  2. 1 2 3 4 Potonié R.(1970). Die fossilen Sporen. Ihre morphologische (phylogenetische) neben der morphographischen Ordnung. p. 115. Retrieved from https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_i2jCHCNTCMYC/page/n113/mode/2up
  3. 1 2 3 Simpson JB. XVI.–The Tertiary Pollen-Flora of Mull and Ardnamurchan. Earth and Environmental Science Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. 1961;64(16):421-468. doi:10.1017/S0080456800100407
  4. ↑ Caesalpinia spinosa. (n.d.). New Zealand Plant Conservation Network. Retrieved December 17, 2024, from https://www.nzpcn.org.nz/flora/species/caesalpinia-spinosa/


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