Notonuphar antarctica, an extinct water lily (Nymphaeales) from the Eocene of Antarctica

• Published in: Plant Systematics and Evolution
• Main Authors: Friis, Else M., Iglesias, Ari, Reguero, Marcelo Alfredo, Mörs, Thomas
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Springer Wien
• Subjects: ANTARCTIC PENINSULA; BASAL ANGIOSPERMS; FOSSIL SEEDS; GONDWANA; NUPHAR; PALEOGENE; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.5; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1; Antarctic; The Antarctic; Antarctic Peninsula; Patagonia; Seymour; Suecia; Ari; Marambio; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11336/49547

A new genus and species, Notonuphar antarctica, is described from the Eocene of Seymour (Marambio) Island, the Antarctic Peninsula and assigned to the Nymphaeales based on well-preserved seeds. This is the first record of a water lily from Antarctica and the first record of a Gondwanan plant with cl...