Kunzea ericoides ( Thompson, 1983 )

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

Kunzea ericoides ( Thompson, 1983)

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Material. Present in 2% of the shelters with dry vegetation. Shelter-062, LX3253, LX3256.

Remarks. Two leaf fragments show the typical ‘lid cells’ of the Myrtaceae . Based on the generally aligned stomatal complexes and the common distribution over the region today, this is regarded as Kunzea ericoides .

Figures

FIGURE 12. Kunzea ericoides. A. Abaxial surface, showing lid cell to left and stomatal complexes to right (LX3256, Shelter-62, scale bar equals 40 μm). B. Single lid cell (LX3253, Shelter-62, scale bar equals 40 μm).