Illustrations:
 Couper 1953, pl. 7, fig. 101 |
 Couper 1960, pl. 9, fig. 18 |
 Couper 1960, pl. 9, fig. 19 |
IGNS taxon number: 453.
Turmal classification (after Burger 1994): Anteturma POLLENITES; Turma MONOSULCATES.
Synonymy:
1952 Rhopalostylis sapida Wendl. & Drude; Couper p. 343.
1953 Rhopalostylis sapida Wendl. & Drude; Couper p. 57, pl. 7, fig. 101.
1960 Rhopalostylis aff. sapida Wendl. & Drude; Couper p. 62, pl. 9, figs 18, 19.
1961 Rhopalostylis aff. sapida Wendl. & Drude; McIntyre & Harris p. 402.
1962 Rhopalostylis aff. sapida Wendl. & Drude; McIntyre p. 317.
Natural affinity: Monocotyledonae: Arecaceae (Rhopalostylis sapida).
NZ age range: Paleogene to Neogene.
Brief description: Pollen. Monocolpate/monosulcate.
Cite this publication as: "J.I. Raine, D.C. Mildenhall, E.M. Kennedy
(2011). New Zealand fossil spores and pollen: an illustrated catalogue. 4th
edition. GNS Science miscellaneous series no. 4.
http://data.gns.cri.nz/sporepollen/index.htm".
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2011
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Dallwitz (1980) and Dallwitz,
Paine and Zurcher (1993, 1999) should also be cited (see
References).