Butomus ” heerii ETTINGSHAUSEN

Kvaček, Zlatko & Teodoridis, Vasilis, 2011, The Late Eocene Flora Of Kučlín Near Bílina In North Bohemia Revisited, Acta Musei Nationalis Pragae Series B 67 (3 - 4), pp. 83-144 : 93

“ Butomus ” heerii ETTINGSHAUSEN

Pl. 2, figs 10-11.

1866 Butomus heerii ETTINGSHAUSEN , p. 27, pl. 6, figs 12-14.

Infructescence impression joining in an umbel several longly stalked bicarpellate fruitlets.

D i s c u s s i o n: This fruit remain is certainly interesting, recalling Butomus fruits because of the umbellate infructescence structure. However, this kind of infructescence also occurs in the Araliaceae . The indidual fruit organization, consisting of D-shaped wedges topped by persistent divergent styles, resembles more closely the Araliaceae (S.R. Manchester, personal communication), but we have not done more detailed comparative work to clearly resolve its affinities.

M a t e r i a l: BP59.1103.1, NM G 8647b.

“ Arundo ” heerii ETTINGSHAUSEN

Pl. 2, fig. 16

1866 Arundo heerii ETTINGSHAUSEN , p. 20, pl. 4, fig. 5

Rhizome with several roundish differently sized traces of secondary roots, or perhaps seed impressions, in a vertical line.

D i s c u s s i o n: A very incomplete fossil presumed to be Arundo , but for a definite proof it is very insufficient and doubtful.

M a t e r i a l: BP 59.1346.1.

Berberidaceae