Vuvuzela enkulu Gess, Prestianni et E.Capel

Plant Fossil Names Registry Number: PFN003807

Act LSID: urn:lsid:plantfossilnames.org:act:3807

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

Rank: species

Genus: Vuvuzela Gess, Prestianni et E.Capel

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

Name is type for

Original diagnosis/description

As for genus. Plant at least 160 mm high. Ultimate axes 2.1 – (2.9) – 4.6 mm wide at base and 2.5 – (5.4) – 7.7 mm wide distally. Lower-order axes 2.2 – (3.8) – 4.8 mm wide. Sporangia 2.1 – (3.4) – 6.9 mm high and 4.9 – (7.8) – 10.8 mm wide. Ultimate dichotomies occurring 10.8 – (23.5) – 36.1 mm below sporangia. Branching angles narrow (18° – (28°) – 43°).

Stratigraphy

Devonian, Lower Devonian, Lochkovian

Locality

South Africa
Impofu Dam, Kouga Municipality, Eastern Cape