Lepidodendron

E569345

Lepidodendron is an extinct genus of giant, tree-like lycopsid plants that dominated Carboniferous coal swamp forests.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Lepidodendrales 3
Lepidodendron canonical 3
Lepidodendraceae 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf extinct genus ⓘ
fossil plant genus ⓘ
lycopsid ⓘ
associatedRootGenus Stigmaria ⓘ
barkType periderm with leaf cushion pattern ⓘ
class Lycopsida ⓘ
linked to: Lycopodiophyta
contributedTo formation of coal deposits ⓘ
distinguishedBy rhombic leaf scar pattern ⓘ
distinguishedFrom Sigillaria ⓘ
division Lycopodiophyta ⓘ
dominantIn Euramerican coal swamps ⓘ
etymology from Greek for "scale tree" ⓘ
extinctionCause climatic and environmental changes after Carboniferous ⓘ
family Lepidodendraceae ⓘ
linked to: Lepidodendron
firstAppearance Mississippian subperiod ⓘ
fossilPart branches ⓘ
cones ⓘ
leaf cushions ⓘ
roots ⓘ
trunks ⓘ
fossilsFoundIn Asia ⓘ
Europe ⓘ
North America ⓘ
geologicalStatus index fossil of Carboniferous coal measures ⓘ
growthForm tree-like plant ⓘ
kingdom Plantae ⓘ
lastAppearance Pennsylvanian subperiod ⓘ
lifeCycle rapid growth to maturity ⓘ
lifeSpan relatively short-lived for a tree ⓘ
livedDuring Carboniferous period ⓘ
maximumHeight up to about 30 metres ⓘ
maximumTrunkDiameter up to about 1 metre ⓘ
namedBy Adolphe Brongniart ⓘ
order Lepidodendrales ⓘ
linked to: Lepidodendron
partOf Carboniferous rainforest ecosystem ⓘ
photosyntheticOrgans microphylls ⓘ
photosyntheticPathway C3 photosynthesis ⓘ
reproduction spore-bearing cones ⓘ
reproductiveStructure strobili ⓘ
rootSystem stigmarian roots ⓘ
stemSurface diamond-shaped leaf scars ⓘ
typeSpecies Lepidodendron obovatum ⓘ
linked to: Lepidodendron
typicalEnvironment coal swamp forests ⓘ
usedIn paleoclimate reconstruction ⓘ
stratigraphic correlation of coal seams ⓘ
woodType primary xylem dominant ⓘ
yearDescribed 1828 ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Isoetales → notableFossilRelatives → Lepidodendrales ⓘ
linked to: Lepidodendron
Lepidodendron → order → Lepidodendrales ⓘ
linked to: Lepidodendron
Lepidodendron → family → Lepidodendraceae ⓘ
linked to: Lepidodendron
Lepidodendron → typeSpecies → Lepidodendron obovatum ⓘ
linked to: Lepidodendron
Sigillaria → order → Lepidodendrales ⓘ
linked to: Lepidodendron
Sigillaria → associatedWith → Lepidodendron ⓘ