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Species of aquatic plant From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Scutifolium jordanicum was a species of aquatic plant, which occurred in the lower Cretaceous period of Jordan.[1]
Scutifolium Temporal range: Cretaceous[1] Early | |
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Scientific classification | |
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] | |
The petiolate, symmetrical, microphyllous, elliptical leaves of Scutifolium jordanicum are 22-51 mm long, and 19-37 mm wide.[1]
It was published by David Winship Taylor, Gilbert J. Brenner, and Sa’d Hasan Basha in 2008.[1]
The type specimen was collected in Mahis, Jordan.[1]
It is placed in the family Cabombaceae.[1]
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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