A NEW ARECOID FOSSIL PALM WOOD FROM THE DECCAN INTERTRAPPEAN SEDIMENTS OF DHABA, MAHARASHTRA, INDIA

摘要

A new fossil palm wood Palmoxylon dhabaensis n. sp. is described from the Deccan Intertrappean sediments exposed at Dhaba, Nagpur District, Maharashtra, India. The wood is fairly well preserved and reveals all the important anatomical features for its identification. It shows dermal, subdermal and central zones. The wood is characterized by the frequent presence of fibrous as well as leaf-trace bundles. The fused satellite bundles and divided phloem in the fibrovascular bundles are the features of importance in the stem.