Garasbahia

{{Short description|Fossil species of aquatic plant}} {{Speciesbox |fossil_range = {{Fossil range |100.5|93.9}}<small>Cenomanian, Late Cretaceous<ref name = "Krassilov & Bacchia, 2013" /></small> |image = |image_caption = |genus = Garasbahia |parent_authority = Krassilov et Bacchia |species = flexuosa |authority = Krassilov et Bacchia |synonyms = |synonyms_ref = |range_map = |range_map_caption = |extinct = yes }}

'''''Garasbahia flexuosa''''' is a fossil species of aquatic plant, which occurred in the lower Cretaceous period of Morocco.<ref name = "Krassilov & Bacchia, 2013" />

==Description== ===Vegetative characteristics=== ''Garasbahia flexuosa'' is a rhizomatous, aquatic plant with slim, branching, elongate stems. The elliptical to orbicular, peltate leaves have an entire margin.<ref name = "Krassilov & Bacchia, 2013" />

==Taxonomy== ===Publication=== It was first published by Valentine A. Krassilov and Flavio Bacchia in 2013.<ref name = "Krassilov & Bacchia, 2013" />

===Type specimen=== The type specimen was collected from Gara Sbaa Hill, southeastern Morocco.<ref name = "Krassilov & Bacchia, 2013" /><ref name = "IFPNI">''Garasbahia flexuosa''. (n.d.). The International Fossil Plant Names Index (IFPNI). Retrieved October 5, 2024, from https://www.ifpni.org/species.htm?id=A5BE4CDA-04D7-4CCC-33C5-191DE6282400</ref>

===Position within Nymphaeales=== It is placed in the family Cabombaceae.<ref name = "Krassilov & Bacchia, 2013" />

==Etymology== The generic name ''Garasbahia'' is derived from the type locality Gara Sbah, Morocco.<ref name = "Krassilov & Bacchia, 2013" /> The specific epithet ''flexuosa'' means flexible.<ref>A Grammatical Dictionary of Botanical Latin. (n.d.). Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved October 5, 2024, from https://www.mobot.org/mobot/latindict/keyDetail.aspx?keyWord=flexuosus</ref><ref name = "Krassilov & Bacchia, 2013">Krassilov, V., & Bacchia, F. (2013). [https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0195667112001243 New Cenomanian florule and a leaf mine from southeastern Morocco: Palaeoecological and climatological inferences.] Cretaceous Research, 40, 218-226.</ref>

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Garasbahia Category:Cretaceous plants Category:Cretaceous angiosperms Category:Prehistoric angiosperm genera Category:Fossil taxa described in 2013 Category:Nymphaeales genera