Neogene leaf morphotaxa of Malvaceae s.l. in Europe

Abstract

New interpretation of leaf fossils from the Neogene of Europe from the Malvaceae s.l. is given (morphogenera Dombeyopsis Unger emend., Byttneriophyllum Givulescu ex Knobloch et Kvaček and Laria G. Worobiec et Kvaček morphogen. nov.)

Keywords

• Malvaceae s.l.
• fossil leaves
• macromorphology
• epidermal micromorphology
• Neogene
• Central Europe