Morphological phylogenetic analysis of living and fossil Chloranthaceae

International Journal of Plant Sciences

Volumn 165, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 107-151

  Eklund, Helena ^a   Doyle, James A ^a   Herendeen, Patrick S ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Angiosperms; Chloranthaceae; Cretaceous; Evolution; Morphological phylogenetics; Paleobotany

Indexed keywords

ANGIOSPERM; EVOLUTION; FOSSIL; PHYLOGENETICS; PHYLOGENY;

ALBIA; AMBORELLA; ASCARINA; ASTEROPOLLIS; CHLORANTHACEAE; CHLORANTHUS; CLAVATIPOLLENITES; COUPERITES; HEDYOSMUM; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; NYMPHAEALES; SARCANDRA; SAURURACEAE; WINTERACEAE;

EID: 1642272540     PISSN: 10585893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/380987     Document Type: Article

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