Trawetsia

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Polypodiales
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Divisio: Tracheophyta Divisio: Pteridophyta Classis: Polypodiopsida Ordo: Polypodiales

Familia: Blechnaceae
Genus: †Trawetsia
Species: †T. princetonensis

Name

• Trawetsia Smith, Stockey, H.Nishida & Rothwell, 2006
  • Type species: †Trawetsia princetonensis Smith, Stockey, H.Nishida & Rothwell, 2006

Etymology

• "The generic name Trawetsia (namely, "Stewart" spelled backward plus "ia") is proposed in honor of the late Wilson N. Stewart, University of Alberta, who supervised the first systematic collecting and description of the Princeton Chert and its flora."

References

• Smith, S.Y., Stockey, R.A., Nishida, H. & Rothwell, G.W. 2006. Trawetsia princetonensis gen. et sp. nov. (Blechnaceae): A Permineralized Fern from the Middle Eocene Princeton Chert. (Special Section: Evolution of Modern Ferns). International Journal of Plant Sciences 167(3): 711–719. DOI: 10.1086/501034 JSTOR Reference page.