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Euryale spinosa

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Fossil species of flowering plant

Euryale spinosa
Temporal range: Miocene PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Order: Nymphaeales
Family: Nymphaeaceae
Genus: Euryale
Species: †E. spinosa
Binomial name
†Euryale spinosa
J.B. Simpson

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

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.

Taxonomy

It was published by John Baird Simpson in 1961 based on fossil pollen grains.

Etymology

The specific epithet spinosa means spiny.

Distribution

It occurred in Scotland, United Kingdom.

References

  1. ^ 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. ^ 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. ^ 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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