Symplocos martinettoi Huegele et Manchester

Plant Fossil Names Registry Number: PFN000576

Act LSID: urn:lsid:plantfossilnames.org:act:576

Authors: I. B. Huegele & S. R. Manchester

Rank: species

Reference: Huegele, I. B. & Manchester, S. R. (2019): Newly recognized diversity of fruits and seeds from the Late Paleogene flora of Trinity County, East Texas, USA. – International Journal of Plant Sciences 180(7): 681–708.

Page of description: 691

Illustrations or figures: Figs. 8A1-6

Types

Original diagnosis/description

Endocarp ellipsoidal, often curved at basal end, ca. 7mmlong, ca. 3.2mm wide, and ca. 2mmthick, displaying a single apical concavity, at the base of which is a single pore (fig. 8A5), which links to the locular region. Endocarps ornamented by 11–14 longitudinal ridges, sometimes anastomosing. Apical concavity shallow and wide, ca. 64% of stone width, ca. 1.4 mm in diameter, bordered by a thin wall, ca. 0.3 mm thick. Basal pore sometimes triangular in outline.

Etymology

Named for Edoardo Martinetto, recognizing his contributions to the fossil record of Symplocos.

Stratigraphy

Paleogene, Eocene
Whitsett Formation

Locality

United States
Trinity, Texas (USNM loc. 44273)