The fossil record of Eucommia (Eucommiaceae) in North America

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 84, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 798-814

  Call, Victor B ^a   Dilcher, David L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Anemochory; Angiosperms; Cenozoic; Eucommia; Eucommiaceae; Latex; North America; Paleobotany; Phytogeography

Indexed keywords

CAINOZOIC; EUCOMMIA; EUCOMMIACEAE;

EUCOMMIA; EUCOMMIA ULMOIDES; EUCOMMIACEAE; MAGNOLIOPHYTA;

EID: 0030743861     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2445816     Document Type: Article

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