Kapgateophyllum U.B. Deshmukh, 2021

Deshmukh, Umakant Bhoopati, 2021, Kapgateophyllum gen. nov. (Acanthaceae), Phytotaxa 500 (2), pp. 147-148 : 147

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https://doi.org/ 10.11646/phytotaxa.500.2.8

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5482987

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scientific name

Kapgateophyllum U.B. Deshmukh
status

gen. nov.

Kapgateophyllum U.B. Deshmukh , gen. nov.

Type:— Kapgateophyllum shiblii U.B.Deshmukh , sp. nov. (see below).

Acanthophyllum D.D. Ramteke & D.K. Kapgate Int. J. Res. Biosci. Agric. Techn. (Special Issue): 128, 2014, nom. inval. (Art. 43.3 of Shenzhen Code; Turland et al. 2018).

Description:— A petrified dicotyledonous dorsiventral leaf, epidermis is single layered with stomata, without any outgrowths. Mesophyll differentiated into upper palisade and lower spongy parenchyma, single lateral vein at both the sides of leaf, lateral vein is conjoint, collateral. Secretary canal showing single layered parenchymatous cell is present in mesophyll, Secretary cells are found.

Etymology:—The generic epithet honors Dr. Dashrath K. Kapgate, Professor and Head of the Deptartment of Botany of J. M. Patel College (Nagpur University) for his valuable contribution towards palaeobotany.

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