Scutifolium jordanicum was a species of aquatic plant, which occurred in the lower Cretaceous period of Jordan.[1]
The petiolate, symmetrical, microphyllous, elliptical leaves of Scutifolium jordanicum are 22-51 mm long, and 19-37 mm wide.
It was published by David Winship Taylor, Gilbert J. Brenner, and Sa’d Hasan Basha in 2008.
The type specimen was collected in Mahis, Jordan.
It is placed in the family Cabombaceae.
The generic name Scutifolium is derived from the Latin scutum meaning shield and folium meaning leaf. The specific epithet jordanicum means "from Jordan".