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Droserapollis

Droserapollis
Temporal range: Paleocene to Miocene
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Core eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Droseraceae
Genus: Droserapollis
Krutzsch (1970)
Species

D. gemmatus Huang (1978)
D. khasiensis Kumar (1995)
D. lusaticus Krutzsch (1959)
D. taiwanensis Shaw (1999)


D. gemmatus Huang (1978)
D. khasiensis Kumar (1995)
D. lusaticus Krutzsch (1959)
D. taiwanensis Shaw (1999)

Droserapollis is a genus of extinct plants in the family Droseraceae. It is a form taxon known only from fossil pollen.

Droserapollis pollen grains are united in tetrahedral tetrads (groups of four). Individual grains are possibly -like. The is mixed with and short processes, whereas the is .

Poorly preserved pollen of D. gemmatus has been found in the Miocene Yutengping Sandstone of Taiwan, whereas that of D. khasiensis originates from the Paleocene Lakadong Sandstone of Laitryngew, Khasi Hills, Meghalaya, India. In addition, palynomorphs from Germany have also been assigned to the genus.

Droserapollis pollen matches that of extant Drosera in morphology. The tetrads of D. gemmatus are 53–56 µm in deter. Individual grains are and measure 35–40 by 25–26 µm. The exine is 1.5–2.4 µm thick, with 1–2 µm long gemmae or bacula.


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