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Oxalis jiayinensis, a new species of the Late Cretaceous from Heilongjiang, NE China

FENG Guang-Ping, LIU Chang-Jiang, SONG Shu-Yin, MA Qing-Wen   

  • Received:1900-01-01 Revised:1900-01-01 Online:1999-05-10 Published:1999-05-10
  • Contact: FENG Guang-Ping

Abstract:

 Oxalis jiayinensis, sp. nov., is described from the Late Cretaceous (Turonian-
Senonian) in Jiayin County, Heilongjiang Province, northeastern China. The seed is about
1 mm long, less than 1 mm in diameter, crescentic with obtuse apices and 9~10 transverse
ribs. The seed wall is composed of equiaxial, strongly thickened sclereids. The fossil repre-
sents the oldest occurrence of the family Oxalidaceae in the world.

Key words: Oxalis, Seed, Late Cretaceous, Heilongjiang