Matskási István (szerk.): A Magyar Természettudományi Múzeum évkönyve 87. (Budapest 1995)

Erdei, B.: The Sarmatian flora from Erdőbénye-Ligetmajor, NE Hungary

symmetrical. It must have been a quite big leaf but unfortunately its shape cannot be concluded from the remains. The base is cordate, its margin seems to be entire. Venation is actinodromous with 7 thick primary veins arising from one point of the base. The angle of divergence of the secondaries is acute, their course is curved. The tertiary and quaternary venation is hardly visible, their pattern seems to be random reticulate. Material: No. 369. Araliaceae gen. et sp. II. A fragmented remain of the lower part of a leaf. Its shape cannot be described but it must have been quite a big leaf. The petiole and the apex have not remained. The base is wide, rounded and weakly cordate. There are two lobes on the margin: a smaller and a bigger one. They aie acute, their apical and basal sides are convex, the sinuses are angular. Venation palinactinodromous. One of the primaries runs into the lower lobe and from the basal side of the other primary vein other veins arise. One of them runs into the second lobe. The secondary venation arises at right angle. Intersecondary veins are also observable. The tertiary venation is orthogonal reticulate. M a t e r i a 1: No. 370. EBENACEAE Diospyros aff. pannonica ETTINGSHAUSEN 1851 1986 Diospyros aff. pannonica ETTINGSHAUSEN: KNOBLOCH, p. 33, Taf. 2, Fig. 11, Taf. 3, Fig. 9, Taf. 4, Fig. 4. Two specimens represent the species. They are symmetrical and have petiole. Lamina length is 3.8 cm and 3.0 cm and width is 1.7 cm and 1.5 cm. Shape is narrow ovate. Apex is acute or weakly obtuse and the base is rounded. Margin is entire. Venation is camptodromous, reticulodromous. The midvein is straight and relatively thin. The secondary veins arise at acute angle but toward the apex the angle decreases (near the base the angle is 60°-70° whereas close to the apex it is only 45°). The secondaires do not reach the margin and they disappear without branching. Their course is curved. The tertiary venation is so thin that I could not describe it. M a t e r i a I: No. 285b, 487. Diospyros sp. We have some symmetrical leaves in the collection. They have petiole. Lamina length 2.8-5.3 cm, width 1.7-2.7 cm. Shape narrow ovate, apex acute, base obtuse. The margin is toothed. The teeth are very small and acute. Their apical side is acuminate, the lower is concave. The sinuses are angular. Venation is camptodromous, reticulodromous, the midvein is straight. The secondaiy veins arise at acute angle (50°-60°). The third and fourth pairs of veins do not reach the margin and they are strongly curved. The tertiary venation is extremely thin and its pattern is orthogonal reticulate. M a t e r i a 1: No. 74, 167c, 230, 288. SAPINDACEAE Sapindus falcifolius (AL. BRAUN 1836) AL. BRAUN 1851 1959 Sapindus falcifolius A. BRAUN: ANDREÁNSZKY, p. 156, Tafel 47, Figs 3-4. 1971 Sapindus falcifolius (AL. BRAUN) AL. BRAUN: BÔZEK, p. 82, Pl. 35, Figs 1-6. The species is represented with a small number of specimens. Asymmetrical leaves with petiole. Lamina length 5.1-6.1 cm, width 1.7-2.5 cm. Shape lanceolate, apex acute, base asymmetrical obtuse and weakly rounded. Margin entire. Venation is hardly observable. The midvein is curved. The secondary and tertiary venation is not visible. M a t e r i a 1: No. 83, 96, 162b, 177a, 188b, 193. 324a. HAMAMELIDACEAE Parrotia pristina (ETTINGSHAUSEN 1851) STUR 1867 1959 Parrotia fagifolia (GOEPP.) HEER: ANDREÁNSZKY, p. 73, Tafel 15, Figs 2-4, 6, Tafel 16, Fig. 1.