Muehlenbeckia sp.

Pole, Mike, 2022, A vanished ecosystem: Sophora microphylla (Kōwhai) dominated forest recorded in mid-late Holocene rock shelters in Central Otago, New Zealand, Palaeontologia Electronica (a 1) 25 (1), pp. 1-41 : 13

Muehlenbeckia sp.

Figure 14

Material. Present in 6% of the shelters with dry vegetation. Shelter-049: LX3333; Shelter-055: LX3313, LX3315; Shelter-062: LX3275; Shelter-087: LX3307, LX3308; Shelter-095: LX2886, LX2891; Shelter-102: LX2530; Shelter-104: LX3127.

Remarks. The cuticle is recognised by the peltate trichome stalks which are bicellular, plus the ornamentation of fine ridges between the stomatal complexes.

Figures

FIGURE 14. Muehlenbeckia sp. A. Abaxial surface with stomatal complexes below and peltate trichome with divided base above (LX2891, Shelter-95, scale bar equals 40 μm). B. Three stomatal complexes among fine surface ridging and peltate trichome with divided base at lower left (LX3100, Coprolite-36, scale bar equals 40 μm).