Cabomba inermis

{{Short description|Fossil species of aquatic plant}} {{Speciesbox |fossil_range = {{fossil range|Selandian}}<ref name = "IFPNI a" /> |image = |image_caption = |classification_status = disputed |extinct = yes |genus = Cabomba |species = inermis |authority = (Newb.) Hollick<ref name = "IFPNI c" /> |synonyms = |synonyms_ref = }}

'''''Cabomba inermis''''' is a controversial fossil species of aquatic plant in the family Cabombaceae. The fossil has also been attributed to several other genera.

==Description== The leaves are dissected.<ref name = "Newberry, 1898">Newberry, J. S. (1898). [https://books.google.de/books?id=bbkQAAAAIAAJ&ots=CKI--EMTfO&dq=%22Cabomba%20inermis%22&lr&hl=de&pg=PP128#v=onepage&q=%22Cabomba%20inermis%22&f=false The later extinct floras of North America (Vol. 35).] US Government Printing Office.</ref><ref name = "Brown, 1962">Brown, R. W. (1962). [https://books.google.de/books?id=p28_AAAAYAAJ&ots=-sEIm0dTxE&dq=P~leocene%20Flora%20of%20the%20Rocky%20Mountains%20and%20Great%20Plains&lr&hl=de&pg=PA68#v=onepage&q=Cabomba%20inermis&f=false Paleocene flora of the Rocky Mountains and great Plains (Vol. 375).] p. 68. US Government Printing Office.</ref> The fossil may also be interpreted as roots.<ref name = "Manchester, 2014" />

==Taxonomy== It was first published as ''Psilotum inerme'' {{au|Newb.}} by John Strong Newberry in 1868.<ref name = "IFPNI a">''Psilotum inerme'' Newb. (n.d.). The International Fossil Plant Names Index (IFPNI). Retrieved February 19, 2025, from https://ifpni.org/species.htm?id=A1561CB8-86B7-4A85-A6A1-C4F1C41576BF</ref> It was moved to the genus ''Cabomba'' {{au|Aubl.}} as ''Cabomba inermis'' {{au|(Newb.) Hollick}} by Arthur Hollick in 1899.<ref name = "IFPNI c">''Cabomba inermis'' (Newb.) Hollick in Newb. (n.d.). The International Fossil Plant Names Index (IFPNI). Retrieved February 18, 2025, from https://ifpni.org/species.htm?id=E756C876-9AA1-44E0-BC16-97E187BFCABA</ref> Alternatively, it was placed in the genus ''Psilotites'' {{au|Münster}} as ''Psilotites inermis'' {{au|(Newb.) Schimp.}} by Wilhelm Philippe Schimper in 1874.<ref name = "IFPNI b">''Psilotites inermis'' (Newb.) Schimp. (n.d.). The International Fossil Plant Names Index (IFPNI). Retrieved February 19, 2025, from https://ifpni.org/species.htm?id=EF177D39-DE73-C862-2F4C-C90A1E4E848A</ref> The fossils may also be interpreted as roots of the genus ''Quereuxia'' {{au|Krysht.}}, and may be assigned to the species ''Quereuxia angulata'' {{au|(NEWBERRY) Kryshtofovich}}.<ref name = "Manchester, 2014">MANCHESTER, S. R. (2014). [https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Steven-Manchester/publication/269995186_Revisions_to_Roland_Brown's_North_American_Paleocene_flora/links/549dab170cf2b803713a7adb/Revisions-to-Roland-Browns-North-American-Paleocene-flora.pdf Revisions to Roland Brown's North American Paleocene flora.] Acta Musei Nationalis Pragae, Series B-Historia Naturalis, 70.</ref> ===Etymology=== The specific epithet ''inermis'' means unarmed.<ref>Government of Singapore. (n.d.-b). ''Flacourtia inermis'' Roxb. National Parks Flora Fauna Web. Retrieved February 19, 2025, from https://www.nparks.gov.sg/florafaunaweb/flora/2/9/2920</ref>

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inermis Category:Plants described in 1868 Category:Flora of the United States