Abstract
The study of the wood flora of the Oligocene Cairo Petrified Forest (CPF) protected area is resumed here after five years. The study added seven Fabaceae species Afzelioxylon welkitii, Copaiferoxylon matanzensis* -Caesalpinoideae, Andiroxylon aegyptiacum* sp. nov.-Faboideae, Dichrostachyoxylon palaeonyassanum*, D. royaderum*, D. zirkelii* and Mimosoxylon tenax -Mimosoideae as new records to the area and five (asterisked) as new records to Egypt; one of which is new to science. Descriptions and illustrations are given for these five asterisked species. Descriptions of the other reported species were given in earlier publications mentioned in the text. Affinities and comparisons are given for the studied species. Climatic interpretations based on the anatomical features of all the CPF fossil taxa are presented. Moreover, the relationships and comparisons with the nearest living relatives are discussed.
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