Antidesma sarkaghatense

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 sarkaghatense

Name

†Antidesma sarkaghatense R.K.Saxena, Doweld & Mah.Prasad, Geophytology 56(1): 58 (2026)

Synonyms

• Replaced synonym
• “Antidesma miocenicum” S.Tiwari et al., Geophytology 50(1–2): 138, figures 3a, c. (2022), nom. inval. (“miocenica”)

Type locality

• Middle Siwalik (Late Miocene); Road cutting section about 7 km from Sarkaghat town on the left side of mainroad leading to Dharampur, Mandi District, Himachal Pradesh, India.

Type material

• Holotype: MLK/S/309
  • 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.