Melicytus alpinus (Garnock-Jones in Connor and Edgar, 1987 )

Pole, Mike, 2022, A vanished ecosystem: Sophora microphylla (Kōwhai) dominated forest recorded in mid-late Holocene rock shelters in Central Otago, New Zealand, Palaeontologia Electronica (a 1) 25 (1), pp. 1-41 : 13

Melicytus alpinus (Garnock-Jones in Connor and Edgar, 1987)

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Material. Present in 5% of the shelters with dry vegetation. Shelter-006: LX5560; Shelter-008: SL 6663; Shelter-029: LX5809; Shelter-091: LX3015; Shelter-095: LX2887, LX2888; Shelter-100: LX2901.

Remarks. Stomatal complexes have prominent outer stomatal ledges and polar T-thickenings.

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FIGURE 11. Melicytus alpinus. A. Abaxial surface, showing typical range of stomatal complexes and orientation (LX5560, Shelter-6, scale bar equals 100 μm). B. Detail of stomatal complexes showing the prominent outer stomatal ledges and thickened polar T-pieces (LX5338, Coprolite-106, scale bar equals 40 μm).