Cocos nucifera like petrified fruit from the Tertiary of Amarkantak, M.P., India

Authors

  • R.P. Tripathi Department of Botany, J.N. Vyas University, Jodhpur 342001, India
  • S.N. Mishra Parnkuti, Anantpur University Road, Rewa 486002, India
  • B.D. Sharma Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeobotany, 53, University Road, Lucknow 226007, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.54991/jop.1999.1309

Keywords:

Petrified, Coconut, Fruit, Tertiary, India

Abstract

Description is given of a petrified coconut like fruit measuring 13 x 10 x 6 cm collected from the Tertiary sediments of Amarkantak (M.P.), India. The fruit wall is thick and differentiated into a narrow epicarp, a wide fibrous mesocarp and a sclerosed thick endocarp. The seed coat is 3-4 cells thick, adhered to, or free from the endocarp. The pulp or endosperm of the seed is made of loosely arranged thin walled parenchyma. This is the first report of a C. nucifera like petrified fruit from India.

 

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Published

1999-12-31

How to Cite

Tripathi, R., Mishra, S., & Sharma, B. (1999). Cocos nucifera like petrified fruit from the Tertiary of Amarkantak, M.P., India. Journal of Palaeosciences, 48((1-3), 251–255. https://doi.org/10.54991/jop.1999.1309

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