Revision Of The Early Oligocene Flora Of Hrazený Hill (Formerly Pirskenberg) In Knížecí Near Šluknov, North Bohemia
Author
Kvaček, Zlatko
Charles University in Prague, Faculty of Science, Albertov 6, CZ - 128 43 Praha 2, the Czech Republic; e-mail: kvacek @ natur. cuni. cz;
Author
Teodoridis, Vasilis
Charles University in Prague, Faculty of Education, Magdalény Rettigové 4, CZ - 116 39 Praha 1, the Czech Republic; e-mail: vasilis. teodoridis @ pedf. cuni. cz;
Author
Zajícová, Jana
Charles University in Prague, Faculty of Science, Albertov 6, CZ - 128 43 Praha 2, the Czech Republic; e-mail: jana. zajicova @ natur. cuni. cz.
text
Acta Musei Nationalis Pragae Series B
2015
2015-10-31
71
1 - 2
55
102
http://dx.doi.org/10.14446/amnp.2015.55
journal article
10.14446/AMNP.2015.55
2533-4069
13182943
Ampelopsis hibschii
BŮŽEK
,
KVAČEK
et
WALTHER
Pl. 8, Fig. 1–6
1961
Platanus
cf.
aceroides
GÖPPERT
; Knobloch, p. 277, pl. 10, fig. 3 [NM-G2891].
1961
Vitis
sp.
; Knobloch, p. 288, pl. 8, fig. 3 [NM-G2869].
1961
Zelkova ungeri
KOVÁTS
; Knobloch, p. 270, pro parte, pl. 7, fig. 7 [NM-G2855].
1981
Ampelopsis hibschii
BŮŽEK
,
KVAČEK
et
WALTHER
, p. 127, pl. 1–6, text-fig. 1–7.
Knobloch (1958)
described the material as follows (translated from Czech): “Base slightly cordate, leaf probably palmately veined and trilobate. From the base three basal veins and secondaries emerge, which are slightly wavy and end in the marginal teeth. Tertiary veins are perpendicular or oblique between secondaries and
form variable
large fields. Petiole
18 mm
long” (under
Platanus
cf.
aceroides
). “A rounded leaf, probably shallowly trilobed (leaf margin and apex not preserved). Base cordate, basal veins slightly arched, secondaries also wavy. Tertiaries forked between secondaries producing a broken line. Quaternary venation composed of a network of polygonal areoles” (under
Vitis
sp.
). Morphologically variable fragmentary foliage attains 38 to ca.
78 mm
in length and 68 to ca.
80 mm
in width.
D i s c u s s i o n. Besides large fragmentary leaves and a petiolate base assigned to
Platanus
cf.
aceroides
,
Vitis
and partly
Zelkova
by
Knobloch (1961)
, we recovered from the additional fragmentary material from Knížecí leaf apices with a separated tip, a diagnostic feature of
A. hibschii
(
Bůžek et al. 1981
)
. We assume that other fragmentary leaf fossils apparently belonging to
Vitaceae
, as listed in the synonymy, belong to this species known from Bechlejovice, Kundratice and elsewhere. One impression assigned to
Zelkova
(
Knobloch 1961
, pl. 7, fig. 7) may represent a leaflet of a compound leaf only rarely encountered in this species (e.g. Walther in
Mai and Walther 1978
, pl. 7, fig. 2–3, as
Ampelopsis
sp.
).
M a t e r i a l s t u d i e d: Leaf impressions, NM-G2855, NM-G2869, NM-G2891, EK 267–271, more specimens not numbered.