''Cabomba inermis'' is a controversial fossil species of aquatic plant in the family Cabombaceae. The fossil has also been attributed to several other genera.
Description
The leaves are dissected.
[Newberry, J. S. (1898)]
The later extinct floras of North America (Vol. 35).
US Government Printing Office.[Brown, R. W. (1962)]
Paleocene flora of the Rocky Mountains and great Plains (Vol. 375).
p. 68. US Government Printing Office. The fossil may also be interpreted as roots.
Taxonomy
It was first published as ''Psilotum inerme'' 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 1868.
[''Psilotum inerme'' Newb. (n.d.). The International Fossil Plant Names Index (IFPNI). Retrieved February 19, 2025, from https://ifpni.org/species.htm?id=A1561CB8-86B7-4A85-A6A1-C4F1C41576BF] It was moved to the genus ''Cabomba'' as ''Cabomba inermis'' by
Arthur Hollick
Charles Arthur Hollick (February 6, 1857 – March 11, 1933), known widely as Arthur Hollick, was an American paleobotanist. He was curator of fossil plants at Columbia University and the New York Botanical Garden.
Biography
Arthur Hollick was ...
in 1899.
[''Cabomba inermis'' (Newb.) Hollick in Newb. (n.d.). The International Fossil Plant Names Index (IFPNI). Retrieved February 18, 2025, from https://ifpni.org/species.htm?id=E756C876-9AA1-44E0-BC16-97E187BFCABA] Alternatively, it was placed in the genus ''Psilotites'' as ''Psilotites inermis'' by
Wilhelm Philippe Schimper
Wilhelm Philippe Schimper (January 12, 1808 – March 20, 1880, in Lichtenberg, Bas-Rhin, Lichtenberg) was an Alsace, Alsatian botanist with French, later German citizenship. He was born in Dossenheim-sur-Zinsel, but spent his youth in Offwiller ...
in 1874.
[''Psilotites inermis'' (Newb.) Schimp. (n.d.). The International Fossil Plant Names Index (IFPNI). Retrieved February 19, 2025, from https://ifpni.org/species.htm?id=EF177D39-DE73-C862-2F4C-C90A1E4E848A] The fossils may also be interpreted as roots of the genus ''Quereuxia'' , and may be assigned to the species ''Quereuxia angulata'' .
[MANCHESTER, S. R. (2014)]
Revisions to Roland Brown's North American Paleocene flora.
Acta Musei Nationalis Pragae, Series B-Historia Naturalis, 70.
Etymology
The specific epithet ''inermis'' means unarmed.
[Government of Singapore. (n.d.-b). ''Flacourtia inermis'' Roxb. National Parks Flora Fauna Web. Retrieved February 19, 2025, from https://www.nparks.gov.sg/florafaunaweb/flora/2/9/2920]
References
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inermis
Plants described in 1868
Flora of the United States