Kirchheimeria R.Kowalski in Kowalski & Worobiec
Plant Fossil Names Registry Number: PFN000374
Act LSID: urn:lsid:plantfossilnames.org:act:374
Author: R. Kowalski
Rank: genus
Reference: Kowalski, R. & Worobiec, E. (2018): Revision of Comarostaphylis globula (Ericaceae) from Cenozoic of Central Europe. – Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology 254: 20–32.
Page of description: 21
Illustrations or figures: pls I-IV
Type
Elaeocarpus globulus Menzel
Original diagnosis/description
Fruits loculicidal drupes. Sepals very short, rounded. Stigma lobed, sits almost directly on the apex of the fruit. Exocarp smooth.
Etymology
This genus is named after Franz Kirchheimer, recognizing his important contributions to European paleobotany.
Plant fossil remain
macro- and meso-fossils-embryophytes except wood
Names associated with genus
Kirchheimeria globulus (Menzel) R.Kowalski in Kowalski & Worobiec 2018
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