Scutifolium

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Scutifolium jordanicum was a species of aquatic plant, which occurred in the lower Cretaceous period of Jordan.[1]

Clade:Tracheophytes
Clade:Angiosperms
Order:Nymphaeales
Family:Cabombaceae
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Scutifolium
Temporal range: 145–100.5 Ma Early Cretaceous[1]
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Order: Nymphaeales
Family: Cabombaceae
Genus: †Scutifolium
Taylor, Brenner & Basha[1]
Species:
†S. jordanicum
Binomial name
†Scutifolium jordanicum
Taylor, Brenner & Basha[1]
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Description

Vegetative characteristics

The petiolate, symmetrical, microphyllous, elliptical leaves of Scutifolium jordanicum are 22-51 mm long, and 19-37 mm wide.[1]

Taxonomy

Publication

It was published by David Winship Taylor, Gilbert J. Brenner, and Sa’d Hasan Basha in 2008.[1]

Type specimen

The type specimen was collected in Mahis, Jordan.[1]

Position within Nymphaeales

It is placed in the family Cabombaceae.[1]

Etymology

The generic name Scutifolium is derived from the Latin scutum meaning shield and folium meaning leaf. The specific epithet jordanicum means "from Jordan".[1]

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