Scutifolium

Scutifolium jordanicum was a species of aquatic plant, which occurred in the lower Cretaceous period of Jordan.^[1]

Scutifolium Temporal range: 145–100.5 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N Early Cretaceous[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Order:	Nymphaeales
Family:	Cabombaceae
Genus:	†Scutifolium Taylor, Brenner & Basha[1]
Species:	†S. jordanicum
Binomial name
†Scutifolium jordanicum Taylor, Brenner & Basha[1]

Description

Vegetative characteristics

The petiolate, symmetrical, microphyllous, elliptical leaves of Scutifolium jordanicum are 22-51 mm long, and 19-37 mm wide.^[1]

Taxonomy

Publication

It was published by David Winship Taylor, Gilbert J. Brenner, and Sa’d Hasan Basha in 2008.^[1]

Type specimen

The type specimen was collected in Mahis, Jordan.^[1]

Position within Nymphaeales

It is placed in the family Cabombaceae.^[1]

Etymology

The generic name Scutifolium is derived from the Latin scutum meaning shield and folium meaning leaf. The specific epithet jordanicum means "from Jordan".^[1]