Shirleya grahamae gen. et sp. nov. (Lythraceae), Lagerstroemia-like fruits from the middle Miocene Yakima Canyon flora, central Washington State, USA

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 92, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 242-251

  Pigg, Kathleen B ^a   DeVore, Melanie L ^b  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b GEORGIA COLLEGE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Fossil fruit; Lagerstroemia; Lythraceae; Miocene; Permineralization

Indexed keywords

FOSSIL; FRUIT; MIOCENE; NEW GENUS; NEW SPECIES; TAXONOMY;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WASHINGTON [UNITED STATES]; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD; YAKIMA CANYON;

LAGERSTROEMIA; LYTHRACEAE; SHIRLEYA GRAHAMAE;

EID: 13444256571     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3732/ajb.92.2.242     Document Type: Article

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