Selaginella sp. 3

Schmidt, Alexander R., Korall, Petra, Krings, Michael, Weststrand, Stina, Bergschneider, Lena, Sadowski, Eva-Maria, Bechteler, Julia, Rikkinen, Jouko & Regalado, Ledis, 2022, Selaginella in Cretaceous amber from Myanmar, Willdenowia 52 (2), pp. 179-245 : 230

Selaginella sp. 3 – Fig. 37.

Specimen studied — GZG.BST. 22031, Geoscientific Collection of the University of Göttingen.

Description — Axes compressed. Trophophylls dimorphic ( Fig. 37A, B). Dorsal trophophylls close, slightly imbricate, adpressed, 0.9–1.1 × 0.2–0.3 mm, ovate, base decurrent, apex long-aristate, margins dentate, teeth 10–25 µm long ( Fig. 37D). Ventral trophophylls close, slightly imbricate, base asymmetric, 1.1–1.8 × 0.4–0.5 mm, oblong-ovate, base inequilateral, with basal acroscopic side wider, apex acuminate, dentate mainly at distal and acroscopic margins, teeth 10–50 µm long, non-carinate ( Fig. 37C).