Atalantia prasadii

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Sapindales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Mesangiospermae Cladus: Eudicota Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids II Ordo: Sapindales

Familia: Rutaceae
Subfamilia: Aurantioideae
Tribus: Aurantieae
Subtribus: Citrinae
Genus: Atalantia
Species: †Atalantia prasadii

Name

†Atalantia prasadii Doweld & R.K.Saxena, Geophytology 56(1): 66 (2026)

Synonyms

• Replaced synonym
• Atalantia miocenica Mah.Prasad, Palaeobotanist 42(2): 132, plate 7, figure 1 (1994), nom. illeg.

non Atalantia miocenica (Saporta) Rüffle, Paläontol. Abh., Deutsch. Ges. Geol. Wiss. 1(3): 220 (1963)

Type locality

• Lower Siwalik (Middle Miocene); Darwaja, Koilabas area, western Nepal.

Type material

• Holotype: BSIP Museum specimen no. 36882
  • Repository: Museum of the Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeosciences, Lucknow, 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.