Phyllotheca Explained

The genus Phyllotheca was created in 1828, when Brongniart described the type species Phyllotheca australis coming from Hawkesbury River, Australia.^[1]

Species

• Phyllotheca australis: Initially described by Brongniart coming from Australia.
• Phyllotheca brevifolia: Described by Roesler, Boardman and Iannuzzi. Found in Paleorrota geopark on Morro Papaléo in Mariana Pimentel, Brazil. The area is in Rio Bonito Formation dating from Sakmarian in the Permian.
• Phyllotheca indica: Described by Towrow in 1955. Coming from India.
• Phyllotheca longifolia: Described by Roesler and Boardman. Found in Paleorrota geopark on Morro Papaléo in Mariana Pimentel, Brazil. The area is in Rio Bonito Formation dating from Sakmarian in the Permian.^[2]

Notes and References

1. https://www.academia.edu/1097073/Uma_nova_especie_de_Phyllotheca_Brongniart_Townrow_no_Permiano_Inferior_da_Bacia_do_Parana_RS Uma nova espécie de Phyllotheca Brongniart
2. http://www.sbpbrasil.org/revista/edicoes/15_2/RBP_03_Roesler_&_Iannuzzi_Final.pdf NOVA ESPÉCIE DE SPHENOPHYTA NO EOPERMIANO DO RIO GRANDE DO SUL