
Genus Rutaspermum CHANDLER Text-fig. 9f M a t e r i a l. USNM PAL 624113. L o c a l i t y. Dakin. D e s c r i p t i o n. Seed ovate 2.8 mm long, 2.1 mm wide at widest point with elongate lateral hilum 0.7 mm long; reticulate to punctate sculpture with round fossae. R e m a r k s. The fossil genus Rutaspermum is used for seeds with rutaceous affinity that cannot be placed into a modern genus. Whereas our seed has a similar shape to other Rutaspermum, the sculpture is more pronounced in our fossil (Gregor 1989). Modern rutaceous genera such as Zanthoxylum can extend from subtropical into temperate latitudes (eFloras 2008–2022).
Sapindales, Tracheophyta, Magnoliopsida, Biodiversity, Plantae, Rutaceae, Rutaspermum, Taxonomy
Sapindales, Tracheophyta, Magnoliopsida, Biodiversity, Plantae, Rutaceae, Rutaspermum, Taxonomy
