Pluricarpellatia peltata was a species of herbaceous aquatic plant, which occurred in the early Cretaceous period of Brazil.[1]
| Pluricarpellatia Temporal range: Early Cretaceous[1]
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| Fossil Pluricarpellatia peltata specimen in the collection of the Natural History Museum, Berlin, Germany | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Order: | Nymphaeales |
| Family: | Cabombaceae |
| Genus: | †Pluricarpellatia B. Mohr, Bernardes-de-Oliveira & David W. Taylor[1] |
| Species: | †P. peltata
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| †Pluricarpellatia peltata B. Mohr, Bernardes-de-Oliveira & David W. Taylor[1]
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Description edit
Vegetative characteristics edit
Pluricarpellatia peltata was an aquatic, rhizomatous, herbaceous plant with 5 mm wide rhizomes and 0.3-1.3 mm wide roots. The plant could exceed 25 cm in length. The thin, petiolate leaves have a smooth margin. The petioles were 5 cm long, and 3 mm wide.[1]
Generative characteristics edit
The pedunculate, 2 cm wide flowers had up to 17 cm long peduncles. The gynoecium consists of 6-12 carpels.[1]
Taxonomy edit
Publication edit
It was published by Barbara Adelheid Rosina Mohr, Mary Elizabeth Bernardes de Oliveira and David Winship Taylor in 2008.[1]
Type specimen edit
The type specimen was collected by Barbara Adelheid Rosina Mohr, Mary Elizabeth Bernardes de Oliveira and David Winship Taylor South of Nova Olinda, Brazil in the Crato Formation of the Araripe Basin. It is stored in the Natural History Museum, Berlin, Germany.[1]
Position within Nymphaeales edit
It was likely a basal member of the family Cabombaceae.[1][2]
Etymology edit
The generic name Pluricarpellatia references the many carpels present in the flowers. The specific epithet peltata refers to the peltate leaves.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Mohr, B. A., Bernardes-de-Oliveira, M. E., & Taylor, D. W. (2008). "Pluricarpellatia, a nymphaealean angiosperm from the Lower Cretaceous of northern Gondwana (Crato Formation, Brazil)." Taxon, 57(4), 1147-1158.
- ^ Fossilworks: Pluricarpellatia. (n.d.). Retrieved February 4, 2024, from http://www.fossilworks.org/cgi-bin/bridge.pl?a=taxonInfo&taxon_no=207947