cutinite
Cutinite is a liptinite maceral formed from terrestrial plant cuticles, and often found in coal deposits. It is classified as a Type II kerogen."Unicorns in the Garden of Good and Evil: Part 2 - Coal" by E R Crain, Can Soc Petrol Geol Reservoir, Dec 2010, Vol 37, issue 11, pages 21-26{{cite web |url=http://mccoy.lib.siu.edu/projects/crelling2/atlas/macerals/mactut.html |title=Coal Macerals Tutorial |accessdate=2011-04-01 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110720044325/http://mccoy.lib.siu.edu/projects/crelling2/atlas/macerals/mactut.html |archivedate=2011-07-20 }}
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Cutinite is a coal maceral of Liptinite group of Macerals derived from waxy outer coating of leaves, roots, and stems. Cutinite is Hydrogen rich and it fluoresces under UV light.
Reference: https://web.archive.org/web/20110720044325/http://mccoy.lib.siu.edu/projects/crelling2/atlas/macerals/mactut.html