Symplocos amoena Huegele et Manchester

Plant Fossil Names Registry Number: PFN000580

Act LSID: urn:lsid:plantfossilnames.org:act:580

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: 697

Illustrations or figures: Fig. 10A1–9

Types

Original diagnosis/description

Endocarp ovoid, 10.1 mm long and 7.9 mm in diameter. Surface mainly smooth. Bluntly rounded base with a triangular apical pit that is 4mmin diameter (50.6% of width) with three equally developed, circular pores (fig. 10A5), 1mmin diameter, surrounding a central vascular channel. Apical pit thin walled (0.46 mm thick), although endocarp wall thickens to 1.5 mm. Minor grooves occur between individual pores and extend down the length of the apical pit. Locules cylindrical, 2.3mm in diameter. Elliptical basal pit recessed, 0.5 mm in diameter.

Etymology

Named for the endocarp’s pleasant aesthetic appearance from the Latin adjective amoena, meaning charming or lovely.

Stratigraphy

Paleogene, Eocene
Whitsett Formation

Locality

United States
Trinity, Texas (USNM loc. 44273)