Garasbahia flexuosa is a fossil species of aquatic plant, which occurred in the lower Cretaceous period of Morocco.
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.
Taxonomy Publication It was first published by Valentine A. Krassilov and Flavio Bacchia in 2013.
Type specimen The type specimen was collected from Gara Sbaa Hill, southeastern Morocco.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
Position within Nymphaeales It is placed in the family Cabombaceae.
Etymology The generic name Garasbahia is derived from the type locality Gara Sbah, Morocco. The specific epithet flexuosa means flexible.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=flexuosusKrassilov, V., & Bacchia, F. (2013). New Cenomanian florule and a leaf mine from southeastern Morocco: Palaeoecological and climatological inferences. Cretaceous Research, 40, 218-226.
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