Mothrowala Swamp (Quaternary of India)

Also known as Mothronwala

Where: Uttarakhand, India (30.3° N, 78.0° E: paleocoordinates 29.9° N, 78.2° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Quaternary (2.6 - 0.0 Ma)

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: mire or swamp; lithology not reported

Size class: microfossils

Primary reference: M. S. Chauhan. 1991. A Catalogue of Fossil Plants from India Part 6: Cenozoic (Quaternary) Palynology and Palaeobotany. 1-50 [B. Allen/B. Allen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 228809: authorized by Bethany Allen, entered by Bethany Allen on 09.01.2023

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

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Dicotyledoneae
 Ericales - Symplocaceae
Symplocos sp.
Symplocos sp. Jacquin 1760 sweetleaf
 Myrtales - Myrtaceae
Syzygium sp.
Syzygium sp. Browne and Gaertner 1788 bush cherry
 Myrtales - Lythraceae
Lagerstroemia sp.
Lagerstroemia sp. Linnaeus 1753 crepe myrtle
 Myrtales - Combretaceae
Combretaceae indet.
Angiospermae
 Poales - Typhaceae
Typha sp.
Typha sp. Linnaeus 1753 bulrush
 Poales - Cyperaceae
Cyperaceae indet.
Cyperaceae indet. Jussieu 1789 sedge
 Poales - Poaceae
Poaceae indet.
Poaceae indet. Barnhart 1895 grass
 Mesangiosperms - Liliaceae
Liliaceae indet.
Liliaceae indet. Jussieu 1789
 Mesangiosperms - Arecaceae
Calamus tenuis
Calamus tenuis Roxburgh 1832 rattan
 Laurales - Lauraceae
Lauraceae indet.
Lauraceae indet. Jussieu 1789 laurel
 Saxifragales - Iteaceae
Itea sp.
Itea sp. Linnaeus 1753 sweetspire
 Santalales - Loranthaceae
Loranthaceae indet.
Loranthaceae indet. de Jussieu 1808 mistletoe
 Asterales - Asteraceae
Asteraceae indet., Artemisia sp.
Asteraceae indet. Berchtold and Presl 1820 daisy
Artemisia sp. Linnaeus 1753 daisy
 Apiales - Apiaceae
Apiaceae indet.
Apiaceae indet. Lindley 1836
 Lamiales - Oleaceae
Oleaceae indet., Olea sp.
Oleaceae indet. Hoffmannsegg and Link 1809
Olea sp. Linnaeus 1753 olive
 Lamiales - Scrophulariaceae
Limnophila sp.
Limnophila sp. Brown 1810 marshweed
 Lamiales - Acanthaceae
Lepidagathis sp., Eranthemum sp., Phlogacanthus sp., Hygrophila sp., Adhatoda sp.
Lepidagathis sp. Willdenow 1800 acanthus
Eranthemum sp. Linnaeus 1753 acanthus
Phlogacanthus sp. Nees von Esenbeck 1832 acanthus
Hygrophila sp. Brown 1810 swampweed
Adhatoda sp. Ness acanthus
 Lamiales - Verbenaceae
Verbenaceae indet.
Verbenaceae indet. Saint-Hilaire 1805 verbena
 Lamiales - Lamiaceae
Lamiaceae indet.
Lamiaceae indet. Martinov 1820 mint
 Lamiales - Lentibulariaceae
Utricularia sp.
Utricularia sp. Linnaeus 1753 bladderwort
 Gentianales - Apocynaceae
Apocynaceae indet.
Apocynaceae indet. de Jussieu 1789 dogbane
 Gentianales - Rubiaceae
Rubiaceae indet.
Rubiaceae indet. Jussieu 1789 coffee
 Caryophyllales - Polygonaceae
Polygonum plebeium, Polygonum sp.
Polygonum sp. Linnaeus 1753 knotweed
 Caryophyllales - Caryophyllaceae
Caryophyllaceae indet.
Caryophyllaceae indet. Jussieu 1789 carnation
 Ranunculales - Ranunculaceae
Ranunculaceae indet.
Ranunculaceae indet. Jussieu 1789 buttercup
 Rosales - Elaeagnaceae
Elaeagnaceae indet.
Elaeagnaceae indet. de Jussieu 1789 oleaster
 Rosales - Ulmaceae
Ulmus sp.
Ulmus sp. Linnaeus 1753 elm
 Rosales - Rhamnaceae
Rhamnaceae indet.
Rhamnaceae indet. Jussieu 1789 buckthorn
 Rosales - Urticaceae
Urticaceae indet., Pouzolzia sp.
Urticaceae indet. de Jussieu 1789 nettle
Pouzolzia sp. Gaudichaud-Beaupré 1830 nettle
 Rosales - Rosaceae
Rosaceae indet.
Rosaceae indet. Jussieu 1789 rose
 Malpighiales - Hypericaceae
Hypericaceae indet.
Hypericaceae indet. Jussieu 1789
 Malpighiales - Rhizophoraceae
Rhizophoraceae indet.
Rhizophoraceae indet. Persoon 1807
 Malpighiales - Malpighiaceae
Malpighiaceae indet.
Malpighiaceae indet. de Jussieu 1789
 Malpighiales - Phyllanthaceae
Bischofia javanica
Bischofia javanica Blume 1827
 Malpighiales - Euphorbiaceae
Euphorbiaceae indet., "Emblica sp." = Phyllanthus, Baliospermum sp., Euphorbia sp., Sapium sp., Trewia nudiflora
Euphorbiaceae indet. Jussieu 1789 spurge
"Emblica sp." = Phyllanthus Linnaeus 1753 spurge
Baliospermum sp. Blume 1826 spurge
Euphorbia sp. Linnaeus 1753 spurge
Sapium sp. Browne 1756 milktree
Trewia nudiflora Linnaeus 1753 spurge
 Malpighiales - Salicaceae
Salix sp.
Salix sp. Linnaeus 1753 willow
 Oxalidales - Oxalidaceae
Oxalidaceae indet.
Oxalidaceae indet. Brown 1818 wood sorrel
 Celastrales - Celastraceae
Celastraceae indet.
Celastraceae indet. Brown 1814 bittersweet
 Fagales - Juglandaceae
Juglans sp., "Engelhardtia sp." = Engelhardia
Juglans sp. Linnaeus 1753 walnut
"Engelhardtia sp." = Engelhardia Blume 1825
 Fagales - Fagaceae
Quercus sp.
Quercus sp. Linnaeus 1753 oak
 Fagales - Betulaceae
Alnus sp.
Alnus sp. Miller 1754 alder
 Fabales - Fabaceae
Fabaceae indet., Caesalpinaceae indet., Albizia sp.
Fabaceae indet. Lindley 1836 legume
Albizia sp. Durazzini 1772 legume
 Geraniales - Geraniaceae
Geraniaceae indet.
Geraniaceae indet. de Jussieu 1789 geranium
 Brassicales - Brassicaceae
Brassicaceae indet., Nasturtium sp.
Brassicaceae indet. Burnett 1835
Nasturtium sp. Aiton 1812 watercress
 Sapindales - Anacardiaceae
Anacardiaceae indet.
Anacardiaceae indet. Brown 1818 cashew
 Sapindales - Rutaceae
Rutaceae indet.
Rutaceae indet. de Jussieu 1789 citrus
 Sapindales - Meliaceae
Meliaceae indet.
Meliaceae indet. de Jussieu 1789 mahogany
 Malvales - Bombacaceae
Bombacaceae indet.
 Malvales - Sterculiaceae
Sterculiaceae indet.
Sterculiaceae indet. Ventenat 1807
 Malvales - Dipterocarpaceae
Shorea sp.
Shorea sp. Roxburgh 1805
 Malvales - Malvaceae
Malvaceae indet.
Malvaceae indet. de Jussieu 1789 mallow
 Rosids - Moraceae
Moraceae indet., Ficus sp.
Moraceae indet. Link 1835 mulberry
Ficus sp. Linnaeus 1753 fig
 Vitales - Vitaceae
Vitis sp.
Vitis sp. Linnaeus 1753 grapevine