Ultrastructure of the leaf cuticle of Pachypteris indica and its comparison with that of Komlopteris indica

Acta Palaeobotanica

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 131-137

  Bajpai, Usha ^a   Maheshwari, Hari Krishna ^b  

^a BIRBAL SAHNI INSTITUTE OF PALAEOBOTANY   (India)

^b NONE   (India)

Author keywords

India; Komlopteris; Leaf cuticle; Pachypteris; Thinnfeldia; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

KOMLOPTERIS; PACHYPTERIS;

EID: 3342991626     PISSN: 00016594     EISSN: 20820259     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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