# Brasenites

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{{Short description|Species of aquatic plant}}
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|species = kansense
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'''''Brasenites kansense''''' was a species of aquatic plant, which occurred in the early Cretaceous period of the United States of America.<ref name = "Wang & Dilcher, 2006">Wang, H., & Dilcher, D. L. (2006). [https://www.academia.edu/download/39656014/Aquatic_angiosperms_from_the_Dakota_Form20151103-29858-5t0xsv.pdf "Aquatic angiosperms from the Dakota Formation (Albian, Lower Cretaceous), Hoisington III locality, Kansas, USA."] International Journal of Plant Sciences, 167(2), 385-401.</ref>

==Description==
===Vegetative characteristics===
''Brasenites kansense'' has suborbicular to orbicular, petiolate, peltate leaves with entire margins. The orbicular leaves are 6–8&nbsp;cm wide, and the suborbicular leaves are 7.5-12.2&nbsp;cm long, and 6–10.1&nbsp;cm wide. The leaf venation is actinodromous.<ref name = "Wang & Dilcher, 2006" />

==Taxonomy==
===Publication===
It was published by [Hongshan Wang](/source/Hongshan_Wang) and [David L. Dilcher](/source/David_L._Dilcher) in 2006.<ref name = "Wang & Dilcher, 2006" />

===Type specimen===
The type specimen was collected in Barton County, Kansas, USA.<ref name = "Wang & Dilcher, 2006" />

===Position within Nymphaeales===
It is placed in the family Cabombaceae.<ref name = "Wang & Dilcher, 2006" /><ref name = "PBDB">''Brasenites kansense''. (n.d.). Paleobiology Database PBDB. Retrieved February 4, 2024, from https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=192266&is_real_user=1</ref>

==Etymology==
The generic name ''Brasenites'' expresses an association to the genus ''[Brasenia](/source/Brasenia)''. The specific epithet ''kansense'' refers to Kansas, USA.<ref name = "Wang & Dilcher, 2006" />

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Brasenites
Category:Cretaceous plants
Category:Cretaceous angiosperms
Category:Prehistoric angiosperm genera
Category:Fossil taxa described in 2006
Category:Nymphaeales genera

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