Notocyamus Gobo, L.Kunzmann, Iannuzzi, T.B.Santos, D.M.Conc., Rodr.Nascim., Ferr.Silva Filho, Bachelier et Coiffard

Plant Fossil Names Registry Number: PFN003134

Act LSID: urn:lsid:plantfossilnames.org:act:3134

Authors: W. V. Gobo, L. Kunzmann, R. Iannuzzi, T. B. dos Santos, D. M. da Conceicao, D. R. Nascimento, W. F. Silva Filho, J. B. Bachelier & C. Coiffard

Rank: genus

Reference: Gobo, W. V., Kunzmann, L., Iannuzzi, R., Santos, T. B. dos, Conceicao, D. M. da, Nascimento, D. R., Silva Filho, W. F., Bachelier, J. B. & Coiffard, C. (2023): A new remarkable Early Cretaceous nelumbonaceous fossil bridges the gap between herbaceous aquatic and woody protealeans. – Scientific Reports 13: 1–18 (8978).

Page of description: 2

Type

Original diagnosis/description

Aquatic angiosperm with herbaceous rhizomatous growth habit, with adventitious roots and long-petiolate, alternatesimple leaves. Leaf with marginal petiole attachment, unlobed and untoothed margin, and distinctly papillate epidermis with anomocyticand (brachy-) paracytic stomata on both sides. Primary venation palinactinodromous, distally bifurcating, with agrophic veins. Majorsecondary venation festooned brochidodromous. Fruit solitary, terminal, and aggregate, derived from an apocarpous gynoecium withfruitlets embedded in an enlarged ellipsoidal receptacle, attached to a long woody peduncle. Fruitlets inserted in pits and free from thereceptacle.

Etymology

Noto is derived from notos from Ancient Greek νότος (south) and cyamus from Ancient Greek κύαμος (bean), in reference to the Egyptian “bean” described by Theophrastos of Eresos, which was probably a lotus seed.