TUFTED WIND-DISPERSED FAGALEAN FRUITS, POGONOKARYDION GEN. NOV., FROM THE UPPER EOCENE FLORISSANT FORMATION OF COLORADO, USA

Wind-dispersed comose fruits from the Late Astragalus Root Eocene of Florissant, Colorado, USA, are recognized as a new genus of fagalean affinity.Pogonokarydion crassulum (Cockerell) gen.et comb.nov.disseminules consist of an ellipsoidal to circular nut bearing longitudinal ribs, a persistent epigynous perianth, paired styles, and a prominent tuft

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