Hymenaea mexicana sp. nov. (Leguminosae: Caesalpinioideae) from Mexican amber indicates old world connections

Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society

Volumn 139, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 125-132

  Poinar Jr , George ^a   Brown, Alex E ^b  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Amphi atlantic distribution; Dispersion; Evolution; Fabaceae; Fossil; Fossilized resin; Greater Antilles; Tertiary flower; Vicariance

Indexed keywords

AMBER; ANGIOSPERM; EVOLUTION; FOSSIL; TERTIARY;

MEXICO;

CAESALPINIOIDEAE; FABACEAE; HYMENAEA; HYMENAEA COURBARIL; HYMENAEA PROTERA; HYMENAEA VERRUCOSA;

EID: 0036592746     PISSN: 00244074     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1095-8339.2002.00053.x     Document Type: Article

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