Walkomiella is an extinct conifer-like gymnosperm[4] genus which occurred in India and Africa in the Lower Permian, and in Australia in the Upper Permian.

Walkomiella
Temporal range: Permian
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†Walkomiella
Species
  • W. indica[1] (Surange & Singh 1953)
  • W. transvaalensis[2]
  • W. australis [3] (Florin 1940)

It was named for Arthur Bache Walkom, an Australian palaeobotanist.

References

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  1. "The seeds of Walkomiella indicaa conifer from the lower Gondwanas of India". Proceedings of the Indian Academy of Sciences, Section A. 8: 40–41.
  2. Le, R.S.F. (1963). "Walkomiella transvaalensis, a new conifer from the Middle Ecca beds of Vereeniging, Transvaal". {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  3. White, M.E. (1981). "The cones of Walkomiella australis (Feistm.) Florin". The Palaeobotanist: 28–29.
  4. Leppik, E.E. (1973). "Origin and evolution of conifer rusts in the light of continental drift". Mycopathologia. 49 (2): 121–136. doi:10.1007/BF02050854. S2CID 37776260.