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1974 Abiespollenites latisaccatus (Trevisan) Krutzsch;
Ziembińska-Tworzydło, p. 348, p. 10, fi g. 1.
R e m a r k s. Pollen grains similar to pollen of
Abies fi rma Sieb. & Zucc., A. veitchii Lindl.,
A. nordmanniana (Stev.) Spach, as well Pinus
taeda L. They represent arctotertiary (A) element,
and occur in fossil microfl oras since
the Eocene/Oligocene boundary, mainly in
cooler climatic phases, being more frequent
since the Pliocene. They are also known from
the Polish Middle Miocene to Pliocene localities
(Ziembińska-Tworzydło 1974, Kohlman-
Adamska 1993, Ziembińska-Tworzydło et al.
1994a, Stuchlik et al. 2002). In the analysed
material they were encountered regularly, in
quantities of a few per cent.
(45) Abiespollenites maximus Krutzsch
1971 ex Nagy 1985
Pl. 4, fi g. 11
1971 Abiespollenites maximus n. sp., Krutzsch p. 92,
pl. 18.
1985 Abiespollenites maximus Krutzsch; Nagy, p. 139,
pl. 72, fi g. 1.
R e m a r k s. According to Krutzsch (1971)
large dimensions of the pollen grains (150–170
μm) suggest their affi nity with recent genus
Keteleeria. However, the presence of a thick
crest on their corpus supports their affi nity
to Abies. Pollen grains of this fossil taxon are
known from the Lower Miocene to Pliocene. In
Poland they occur in Lower and Middle Miocene
palynofl oras. This taxon is included into
arctoter tiary (A) element (Stuchlik et al. 2002).
Several pollen grains of Abiespollenites maximus
were found in the analysed material.
Nowadays the genus Abies (about 50 species)
is common in the northern hemisphere,
mostly in East Asia (China and Japan) and
western North America. These trees grow
mainly in the mountains, often on high altitudes;
several lowland species have extensive
ranges, but most of them occur locally. Their
climatic and soil requirements depend on the
species (Bugała 1991). Abies alba is distributed
in the mountains of southern, western and
central Europe, Caucasus, Ukraine, and Belarus.
Abies fi rma and A. veitchii occur in Japan,
A. nordmanniana grows in western Caucasus
and northern Turkey (Stuchlik et al. 2002).
Cathaya Chun & Kuang
Cathayapollis Ziembińska-Tworzydło
in Stuchlik et al. 2002
Sivak (1976) among fossil pollen grains of
Cathaya type from France distinguished 12
species differing in shape, and grouped them
into six morphological types of the sacci attachment
as well as surface of corpus and sacci (see
Stuchlik et al. 2002).
(46) Cathayapollis erdtmanii (Sivak 1976)
Ziembińska-Tworzydło in Stuchlik et al. 2002
Pl. 5, fi g. 1a, b
1949 Pinus haploxylon – Form Rudolph; Kremp, p. 60,
pl. 4, fi g. 24.
1976 Cathaya erdtmanii sp. nov., Sivak, p. 264, pl. 5,
fi gs 1, 5, pl. 6. fi gs 1–7.
2002 Cathayapollis erdtmanii (Sivak) Ziembińska-
Tworzydło comb. nov.; Stuchlik et al., p. 15,
pl. 10, fi gs 1–6.
R e m a r k s. These pollen grains represent
I type of sacci attachment to the corpus (after
Sivak 1976).
(47) Cathayapollis potoniei (Sivak 1976)
Ziembińska-Tworzydło in Stuchlik et al. 2002
Pl. 5, fi g. 2a, b.
1953 Pityosporites microalatus (Potonié) n. comb.,
Thomson & Pfl ug, p. 67, pl. 5, fi gs 51, 53, 59.
1954 Pinus haploxylon classical type Rudolph; Doktorowicz-Hrebnicka,
p. 64.
1976 Cathaya potoniei sp. nov., Sivak, p. 272, pl. 13,
fi gs 1–10.
2002 Cathayapollis potoniei (Sivak) Ziembińska-
Tworzydło comb. nov.; Stuchlik et al., p. 17,
pl. 15, fi gs 1–10.
R e m a r k s. These pollen grains represent III
type of sacci attachment to the corpus (after
Sivak 1976).
(48) Cathayapollis wilsonii (Sivak 1976)
Ziembińska-Tworzydło in Stuchlik et al. 2002
Pl. 5, fi g. 3a, b
1960 Pinus type Haploxylon Rudolph = Pollenites
microalatus, Oszast, p. 15, pl. 5, fi gs 3, 4.
1971 Pityosporites alatus (Potonié) Thomson & Pfl ug
[=Pinus alata (Potonié) n. comb.]; Krutzsch,
p. 51, pl. 2, fi gs 2, 3, 8, 9.
1976 Cathaya wilsonii sp. nov., Sivak, p. 270, pl. 12,
fi gs 1–10.