Vuvuzela Gess, Prestianni et E.Capel

Plant Fossil Names Registry Number: PFN003806

Act LSID: urn:lsid:plantfossilnames.org:act:3806

Authors: R. W. Gess, C. Prestianni & E. Capel

Rank: genus

Reference for this name: Gess, R. W., Prestianni, C. & Capel, E. (2026): Giant Lochkovian cooksonioids from circumpolar Gondwanan strata of South Africa. – Papers in Palaeontology 12(6): e70136.

Page of description: 5

Type

Original diagnosis/description

Plant with smooth, isotomously branched axes bearing terminal sporangia. Ultimate axes apically flared. Sporangia trumpet- to cup-shaped and sporangial cavity embedded within the subtending axis. Branching is rare, despite its consistent occurrence shortly below the sporangia. Branching often asymmetric, occasionally associated with weak overtopping, and characterised by narrow branching angles.