Millettioxylon indicum Awasthi, a fossil wood of Leguminosae from the Cuddalore series of South India

The present paper deals with a detailed account of Millettioxylon indicum Awasthi (1967), collected from Murattandichavadi near Pondicherry, South India. In all anatomical characters it resembles those of Millettia and Pongamia of the Leguminosae.