Table 1 Comparison of Melia santangensis sp. nov. with other fossil species of Melia and extant species M. azedarach L. --- indicates no description
Species | Endocarp | Seed | Age | Locality | Reference | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Shape | Length (mm) | Width (mm) | Number of locular cavity | Shape of locular cavity | Shape | Length (mm) | Width (mm) | ||||
M. santangensis | Ellipsoidal or oblong | 8–14 | 5–9 | 5 | Spindle-like | Spindle-like | 6.4–9 | 2.4–4 | late Oligocene | Nanning, China | Present study |
M. yakimaensis | Turbinate to spherical | 2.8–3.7 | 3.2–3.6 | 5–9 | Flattened | Flattened | 2.4 | 0.6 | middle Miocene | Yakima county, USA | Pigg et al. 2014 |
M. azedarach | Ellipsoidal | 10.0–11.9 | 8.8 | 5 | Narrowly elliptic | --- | --- | --- | middle Pleistocene | Khok, Thailand | Grote 2007 |
M. azedarach | Ellipsoidal or oblong | 12–15 | 8–10 | 4–5 | Elliptic | Elliptic | 6–9 | 2.1–4 | Extant species | Guangzhou, China | Present study |