Vegetative growth of Decodon allenbyensis (Lythraceae) from the middle eocene Princeton chert with anatomical comparisons to Decodon verticillatus

International Journal of Plant Sciences

Volumn 164, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 453-469

  Little, Stefan A ^a   Stockey, Ruth A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aquatic plants; Decodon; Eocene; Lythraceae; Myrtaceae; Myrtales; Onagraceae; Phellem

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC PLANT; EOCENE; GROWTH RATE; PALEOECOLOGY;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA;

DECODON ALLENBYENSIS; DECODON VERTICILLATUS; LYTHRACEAE; MYRTACEAE; MYRTALES; ONAGRACEAE;

EID: 0038606375     PISSN: 10585893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/367811     Document Type: Article

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