Euryale carpatica is a fossil species of Euryale from the Pliocene of Krościenko nad Dunajcem, Poland.[1]

Euryale carpatica
Temporal range: Pliocene
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Order: Nymphaeales
Family: Nymphaeaceae
Genus: Euryale
Species:
E. carpatica
Binomial name
Euryale carpatica

Description

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The 5.8 mm long, and 5.3 mm wide seed has a smooth, 0.6–0.7 mm thick testa.[2]

Taxonomy

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It was first published as Euryale carpatica Szafer by Władysław Szafer in 1947.[1] It has been proposed to move it to a separate genus Pseudoeuryale P.I. Dorof. as Pseudoeuryale carpatica (Szafer) Doweld published by Alexander Borisovitch Doweld in 2022.[3][4] The type specimen was found in Krościenko nad Dunajcem, Poland.[3]

Etymology

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The specific epithet carpatica references the Carpathian mountains.[5]

Distribution

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It occurred in Poland.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Euryale carpatica Szafer. (n.d.). The International Fossil Plant Names Index (IFPNI). Retrieved December 17, 2024, from https://ifpni.org/species.htm?id=B5F532B5-110E-42F3-A683-828C3780329F
  2. ^ Kirchheimer, F. (1957). Die Laubgewächse der Braunkohlenzeit: mit einem kritischen Katalog ihrer Früchte und Samen. p. 621. Deutschland: W. Knapp.
  3. ^ a b Doweld A.B. 2022. New names of fossil Nymphaeaceae and allied forms. Geophytology 52(1&2): 1–28.
  4. ^ Pseudoeuryale carpatica (Szafer) Doweld. (n.d.). The International Fossil Plant Names Index (IFPNI). Retrieved December 17, 2024, from https://ifpni.org/species.htm?id=9FA72D91-F1EF-672C-7EB9-F9B356030A23
  5. ^ Kreutz, C.A.J., Brădeanu, A.-N. & M.-M. Bobocea (2021): Update on Romanian Orchids 2021. – Ber. Arbeitskrs. Heim. Orchid. 38 (2): 91 – 115.