The fossil monocot Limnobiophyllum scutatum: Resolving the phylogeny of Lemnaceae

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 84, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 355-368

  Stockey, Ruth A ^a   Hoffman, Georgia L ^a   Rothwell, Gar W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b OHIO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Araceae; Lemnaceae; Limnobiophyllum; Pandaniidites; phylogeny; Pist ia; Spirodela

Indexed keywords

LIMNOBIOPHYLLUM SCUTATUM;

ANGIOSPERM; CLADISTIC ANALYSIS; LEMNACEAE; LIMNOBIOPHYLLUM; PALAEOCENE; PHYLOGENY;

CANADA, ALBERTA, RED DEER;

EID: 0030620165     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2446009     Document Type: Article

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