FURTHER CONTRIBUTION TO THE KNOWLEDGE OF SPARGANIUM FROM THE DECCAN INTERTRAPPEAN BEDS OF PATAN, CHANDRAPUR DISTRICT (M.S.), INDIA

Abstract

Sparganium is the sole genus of family Sparganiaceae which is variously allied to Pandanaceae, Typhaceae and Xanthorrheaceae and represented by numerous impressions and petrifications of various plant parts. The paper represents the petrified multilocular fruit specimens. The specimens under study were obtained from the well-known but unexplored locality of Patan; a small village of Jivati tehsil in Chandrapur district of Maharashtra state. The locality is a treasure of plant fossils but still unexplored due to its location in remote area, discovered by Dahegaonkar. Five different fruit specimens are described in this paper; from which four specimens are obtained from the same chert while fifth one from another chert; but in various angles.