A VERTICILLATE PUZZLE - NEMEJCIA-EOCENICA KNOBLOCH AND KVACEK, FORM-GEN ET SP-NOV (ANGIOSPERMS) FROM THE UPPER EOCENE OF CENTRAL-EUROPE

The structure of enigmatic plant remains designated here as Nemejcia e ocenica Knobloch and Kvacek, form-gen. et sp. nov. from the Upper Eoce ne of western Bohemia (Czech Republic) are presented to permit wider d iscussion of their possible affinities. These axes with verticillate b racts (?leaves) recall sphenophtes, but in exceptional cases a simple row of disc-shaped, vertically orientated bodies (fruits?) occur withi n the bracts. Hence, a kind of angiosperm infractescence that is mostl y devoid of fruits, or stems that are occasionally fertile, can be inf erred.