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cf. Daphnogene lanceolata Unger Figs. 3, 15, 17, 29, 35, 38. 1850 Daphnogene lanceolata Unger; Unger, p. 424. 1850 Daphnogene lanceolata Unger; Unger, p. 167, 1873 Daphnogene ungeri Heer; Engelhardt, p. 27, 1873 Eucalyptus oceanica Unger; Engelhardt, ibid 1934 Daphnogene lanceolata Unger; Weyland, p. 83 Pl. 13, Fig. 7; Pl. 14, Fig. 8. 1950 Cinnamomophyllum scheuchzeri (Heer) Kräusel Weyland, p. 68, Pl. 11, Fig. 7; Pl. 16, Fig Text-fig. 25. 1963 Cinnamomophyllum scheuchzeri (Heer) Kräusel Figs. 4-6. 1963 Laurophyllum acutimontanum Mai; Mai, ibid, figs. 11 a-e. 1964 Cinnamomophyllum scheuchzeri (Heer) Kräusel p. 48, Pl. 17, Figs. 1-4. 1965 Cinnamomophyllum bitterfeldense Schneider; PI. 4, Figs. 11-13. 1976 Daphnogene lanceolata Unger; Bûzek, Holy & Figs. 1-4; PI. 19, Figs. 3-7. 1978 Daphnogene lanceolata Unger; Mai & Walther, Figs. 1-23; PI. 19, Figs. 1-15; PI. 20, Fig PI. 34, Figs. 1-7. PI. 5, Fig. 5. . 29, PI. 5, Fig. 11. , PI. 11, Fig. 6; & Weyland; Kräusel & s. 1-6; Pl. 17, Fig. 1 & Wey land ; Mai, Pl. 8 Pl. 8, Fig. 10; Text& Weyland; Walther, Schneider , p . 1241, Kvacek, p. 100, PI. 7, p. 40, PI. 2, s. 1-4. Material: No.: 76.2.1.; 76.3.1 76.82.1.; 76.83.1.; 76.95.1.; 76.101.1.; 76.104.1.; 76.109.1. 76.115.1 76. 153. 1 76.198.1 76.244. 1 40 pieces 76.116.1. 76.157.1. 76.202.1 76.245.1. 76.7.1.; 76.21.1.; 76.49.1.; 76.51.1.(2); 76.119.1. 76.165.1. 76.214.1 76.246.1. 76.128.1. ; 76.145.1. ; 76.150.1 76.180.1.(2); 76.188.1.(2); 76.216.1.; 76.234.1 . ; 76.243.1 76.272.1.(4); 76.287.1. Description: The leaves are generally of small size, their shape is lanceolate ovate or narrow ovate. This way they can be differentiated from D . cinnamomifolia , apart from their size, on the basis of form as well. The margin of the leaves is entire, the apex and the basis is acute. The strong pair of basal veins is branching off from the midvein at different distances. The leaves are asymmetrical. On some specimens it can be observed that the basal veins join the midvein again in a loop-like manner at the upper part of the leaf through a secondary vein starting from here. This latter vein Ls running arched towards the apex, forming a loop here again through a higher secondary vein. The basal vein, which is approximately of the same width as the midvein itself is running, in most cases, much nearer the margin than the midvein. On the specimen 76.115.1'. this difference is seemingly very sharp. The basal veins here are running only 0.2 cm far from the margin, almost parallel to the margin of the leaf. Their distance from the midvein at the widest point of the leaf is 0.60-0.65 cm. The basal veins have an angle of divergence of 32-34 at their start, becoming almost parallel by a quick arching phase upwards. In the lower two-third of the leaf, the network of tertiary veins is seldom visible. In some cases we can observe a thin horizontal vein here and there between the midvein and the basal veins. Between the basal veins and the margin of the leaves, however we cannot find the loop-like tertiary system as it is apparent in case of the D. cinnamomifolia . The character of the leaves in general is much more skin-like than that of D. cinnamomifolia . This would support the hypothesis according to which the D. lanceolata is a light leaf. Ihe species was encountered in Upper Oligocène (Egerian) layers from Hungary, from the territory of the Kovacov Formation. Lauraceous forests today are situated around or under 800 m a.s.l. Their requirement of annual precipitation is around 1000-2000 mm, the mean temperature is around 21-23"C. Even if we do not suppose such a tropical climate for the Hungarian Oligocène, we can suppose that the D. lanceolata was an essential constituent of a humid subtropical forest here. 11
