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Allenbya collinsonae
Temporal range: 56–33.9 Ma Middle Eocene[1]
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Species:
A. collinsonae
Binomial name
Allenbya collinsonae
Cevallos-Ferriz et Stockey[1]

Allenbya collinsonae was a species of plant, which occurred in the middle Eocene period of Canada.[1]

Description

Generative characteristics

The follicle-like fruit was 2.5 cm long. The operculate, anatropous, ovoid to subglobose seeds with two integuments are 6.0-7.0 mm long, and 3.0-3.5 mm wide.[1]

Taxonomy

Publication

It was published by Sergio Rafael Silvestre Cevallos Ferriz and Ruth A. Stockey in 1989.[1]

Type specimen

The type specimen was found in the Allenby Formation of Princeton, British Columbia, Canada.[1]

Position within Nymphaeales

It is placed in the family Nymphaeaceae.[1][2]

Etymology

The generic name Allenbya refers to Allenby, British Columbia, Canada.[3] The specific epithet collinsonae honours Margaret E. Collinson.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Cevallos-Ferriz, S. R., & Stockey, R. A. (1989). "Permineralized fruits and seeds from the Princeton chert (Middle Eocene) of British Columbia: Nymphaeaceae." Botanical Gazette, 150(2), 207-217.
  2. ^ Ludvigsen, R. (2011). "Life in Stone: A Natural History of British Columbia’s Fossils." p. 236. UBC Press.
  3. ^ Allenbya Cev.-Ferriz et Stockey | Plant Fossil Names. (n.d.). Retrieved February 5, 2024, from https://www.plantfossilnames.org/name/1136/
  4. ^ Allenbya collinsonae Cev.-Ferriz et Stockey | Plant Fossil Names. (n.d.). Retrieved February 5, 2024, from https://www.plantfossilnames.org/name/1839/