Poacites sp.

Kvaček, Zlatko, Teodoridis, Vasilis & Zajícová, Jana, 2015, Revision Of The Early Oligocene Flora Of Hrazený Hill (Formerly Pirskenberg) In Knížecí Near Šluknov, North Bohemia, Acta Musei Nationalis Pragae Series B 71 (1 - 2), pp. 55-102 : 62

Poacites sp. div.

Pl. 5, Fig. 7

1961 Poacites cf. aequalis ETTINGSHAUSEN ; Knobloch, p. 252.

Strap-like fragmentary leaves with parallel venation, attaining a meanwidth 6 to 17 mm. Thicker veins irregularly interspaced with thinner veins.

D i s c u s s i o n. The affinity of these fragments to monocots is obvious but otherwise not determinable more exactly. Heer (1855) was the first who connected the fossil genus Poacites correctly with angiosperms, contrary to previous authors, who had applied it mostly to lycopod foliage (see Andrews 1955, 1970). Hence the name Poacites in the sense of Heer (1855) requires conservation.

M a t e r i a l s t u d i e d: Leaf impressions, NM-G3001,

EK 255–257.