Calatola verae Estrada-Ruiz, Hernández-Urban, Rodr.-Reyes, Ortega-Flores et Hern.-Damián

Plant Fossil Names Registry Number: PFN003019

Act LSID: urn:lsid:plantfossilnames.org:act:3019

Authors: E. Estrada-Ruiz, H. Hernández-Urban, O. Rodríguez-Reyes, B. Ortega-Flores & A. L. Hernández-Damián

Rank: species

Genus:

Reference: Estrada-Ruiz, E., Hernández-Urban, H., Rodríguez-Reyes, O., Ortega-Flores, B. & Hernández-Damián, A. L. (2023): First report of staminate flowers of Calatola (Metteniusales: Metteniusaceae) from the Miocene Mexican amber. – Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology 308: 1–7.

Page of description: 2

Illustrations or figures: pls I-III

Types

Original diagnosis/description

Unisexual staminate flowers, small, inconspicuous sepals, four petals with raised midvein adaxially, pubescent with long hairs. Petals with pinnate primary venation, and broquidodromous secondary venation with thick veins. Androecium composed of four stamens, each one of stamen alternate with petals, anthers dithecal and oblong joined to the petals.

Etymology

The specific epithet honors Msc. María Patricia Vera Calettti, in recognition of her contributions to knowledge of the genus Calatola.

Stratigraphy

Neogene, Miocene
Middle Oligocene- early Miocene Simojovel Formation.

Locality

Mexico
Los Pocitos mine.