The herbaceous lycophyte Haskinsia Grierson and Banks from the Devonian of western Venezuela, with observations on leaf morphology and fertile specimens

Berry, Christopher Mark ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9521-5618 and Edwards, Dianne ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9786-4395 1996. The herbaceous lycophyte Haskinsia Grierson and Banks from the Devonian of western Venezuela, with observations on leaf morphology and fertile specimens. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 122 (2) , pp. 103-122. 10.1111/j.1095-8339.1996.tb02067.x

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Abstract

The Devonian herbaceous lycophyte genus Haskinsia Grierson and Banks is characterized by narrow dichotomizing stems and helically arranged petiolate leaves with a broad, approximately deltoid, lamina. New specimens are reported from four horizons in the Lower Member of the Campo Chico Formation, Sierra de Perijá, western Venezuela. H. sagittaka Edwards and Benedetto has sagittate leaves, and fertile specimens are reported for the first time; the ellipsoidal/obovoid adaxially-flattened sporangium is attached to unmodified leaves towards the top of the petiole in the adaxial position. H. sp. has sagittate leaves which are larger than any yet attributed to the genus but is represented by only three specimens. H. hastata sp. nov. has hastate leaves; the sporangia are more globose but positioned similarly to those of H. sagittata. The occurrence of the sporangia on unmodified microphylls indicates that Haskinsia is a member of Protolepidodendrales. The status of Haskinsiaceae is discussed. The Venezuelan specimens are compared with other records of Haskimi and Haskinsia-like plants from North America, Kazakhstan, North China, North Africa and Antarctica.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Earth and Environmental Sciences
Subjects:	Q Science > QE Geology
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Haskinsiaceae; Protolepidodendrales; sporophyll
Additional Information:	A correction has been published: Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society, Volume 122, Issue 4, December 1996, Page 371, https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1095-8339.1996.tb02083.x
Publisher:	Linnean Society of London
ISSN:	1095-8339
Related URLs:	https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1095-8339.1996...
Last Modified:	05 Jun 2024 09:33
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/10071

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