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CYCADOPHYTA 



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Bucklandia indica sp. nov. 



Oldham and Morris 1 and subsequently Feistmantel 2 described 

 some specimens of Cycadean stems from the Rajmahal Hills of 



FIG. 579. Bucklandia indica. A, side-view showing the leaf-bases and attached 

 petioles of Ptilophyllum, also (to the left) a fragment of a detached Ptilo- 

 phyllum leaf. B, transverse section showing the pith, xylem cylinder, 

 cortex, and sections of petioles. (British Museum; nat. size.) 



India of Lower Jurassic age : the latter author regarded them as 

 stems of Williamsonia because of their association with flowers 

 of that type, a conclusion fully justified by the evidence. Feist- 



1 Oldham and Morris (63) B. PL xxxiv. 2 Feistmantel (77 2 ) p. 78. 



