Fruits of Mastixioideae (Cornaceae) from the Paleogene of western North America

Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology

Volumn 92, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 29-54

  Tiffney, Bruce H ^a   Haggard, Kristina K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORNACEAE; MASTIXIA; MASTIXIOIDEAE;

CORNACEAE; ENDOCARP; FRUIT; MASTIXIOIDEAE; PALAEOGENE;

USA, OREGON; USA, WYOMING;

EID: 0029751087     PISSN: 00346667     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0034-6667(96)00104-2     Document Type: Article

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