Davidocarpon, a New Name for Dilcherocarpon

Gaurav Srivastava; Rakesh C. Mehrotra

Gaurav Srivastava Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeobotany
Rakesh C. Mehrotra Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeobotany

Keywords: Davidocarpon, Dilcherocarpon, Palaeogene

Abstract

Dilcherocarpon M. C. Singh, R. A. S. Kushwaha, Gaurav Srivastava & R. C. Mehrotra, published in 2012 as a name for a fossil fruit of unknown systematic affinities, is a later homonym of Dilcherocarpon Manchester & E. O’Leary (Combretaceae) and is therefore illegitimate. The new name Davidocarpon Srivastava & Mehrotra is proposed as a replacement name for the fossil organ-genus.