Antidesma prasadii

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Malpighiales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Unieurosida Ordo: Malpighiales

Familia: Phyllanthaceae
Subfamilia: Antidesmatoideae
Tribus: Antidesmateae
Subtribus: Antidesmatinae
Genus: Antidesma
Species: †Antidesma prasadii

Name

†Antidesma prasadii Doweld & R.K.Saxena, Geophytology 56(1): 57 (2026)

Synonyms

• Replaced synonym
• “Antidesma miocenicum” Mah.Prasad & Dwivedi, Palaeobotanist 56(1–3): 150, plate 3.1 (2007) (“miocenica”), nom. inval. (“miocenica”)

Type locality

• Lower Churia Formation (Middle Miocene); Imlibasa, Koilabas, western Nepal.

Type material

• Holotype: K-42
  • Repository: Department of Botany, Maharani Lal Kunwari Postgraduate College, Balrampur, India.

References

Primary references

• Saxena, R.K., Doweld, A.B. & Prasad, M. 2026. New names of fossil plant species, assigned to extant genera, from the Tertiary sediments of India and Nepal. Geophytology 56(1): 55–67. PDF Reference page.