MB301
Paleopanax sp. Manchester
Morphotype
Locality
McAbee
Order
Apiales
Family
Apiaceae
Name
Paleopanax
sp.
Manchester
Publication
Manchester, 1994
Diagnostic Features
Globose fruit with two carpels, base slightly cordate, has two styles arising from the apex.
Old Names
Organ
Unwinged fruit
Higher Taxonomy
Dicot
Rarity Scale
Rare
Specimen Number
Unnumbered
Holomorphotype
Yes
Collection ID
UWBM
Morphotype Comments
Unwinged fruit
Specimen Comments
Similar fruits from the Eocene of Oregon are desribed by Dr. Steve Manchester in 'Fruits and Seeds of the Middle Eocene Nut Beds Flora, Clarno Formation, Oregon'; Palaeontographica Americana, No. 58, August 1994.
