Berberis sp.

Kvaček, Zlatko & Teodoridis, Vasilis, 2011, The Late Eocene Flora Of Kučlín Near Bílina In North Bohemia Revisited, Acta Musei Nationalis Pragae Series B 67 (3 - 4), pp. 83-144 : 93

Berberis sp.

Pl. 5, fig. 5

Leaf simple, obovate, subsessile, apex rounded, base arrow cuneate, margin simple, finely and sharply serrate in the upper part of the lamina, venation semicraspedodromous, midrib straight, secondaries densely spaced, subparallel, at angles of 40–60 °, looping along the margin.

D i s c u s s i o n: Contrary to Berberis berberidifolia (HEER) PALAMAREV et PETKOVA from the European Miocene, this species does not form broader meshes of secondaries inside the lamina. The affinity to Berberis is based only on the sharp serration and the form of the lamina. Similar foliage can be seen in many Asiatic species today.

M a t e r i a l: KUC 76, KUC 215.