''Cabomba grandis'' is a fossil species of aquatic plant in the family Cabombaceae.

Description

The cylindrical, smooth stems bear opposite, finely divided, dichotomously forked leaves.Newberry, J. S. (1883)
Brief descriptions of fossil plants, chiefly Tertiary, from western North America.
Proceedings of the United States National Museum.

Taxonomy

It was published by

John Strong Newberry John Strong Newberry (December 22, 1822 – December 7, 1892) was an American physician, geologist and paleontologist. He participated as a naturalist and surgeon on three expeditions to explore and survey the western United States. During the C ...

in 1883.''Cabomba grandis'' Newb. (n.d.). The International Fossil Plant Names Index (IFPNI). Retrieved February 18, 2025, from https://ifpni.org/species.htm?id=63C5D164-498E-4160-B964-A5A2295D89AB

Etymology

The specific epithet ''grandis'' means big or large.''Helicia grandis''. (n.d.). Plantillustrations. Retrieved February 19, 2025, from http://www.plantillustrations.org/species.php?mobile=1&uhd=0&size=0&info=1&id_species=502847&SID=sqqq1692cqev7pfrpffn8akteh Compared to ''

Cabomba gracilis ''Cabomba gracilis'' is a fossil species of aquatic plant in the family Cabombaceae. Description The slender, smooth stems bear opposite, dichotomously branched submerged leaves with linear or filiform segments.Newberry, J. S. (1883)Brief descr ...

'', which was found in the same locality, it is significantly larger.

References

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