Ulmus leaves and fruits from the Early-Middle Eocene of northwestern North America: Systematics and implications for character evolution within Ulmaceae

Canadian Journal of Botany

Volumn 83, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 1663-1681

  Denk, Thomas ^a   Dillhoff, Richard M ^b  

^a SWEDISH MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY   (Sweden)

^b Evolving Earth Foundation   (United States)

Author keywords

Character evolution; Eocene; Phylogeny; Subgenus Oreoptelea; Subgenus Ulmus; Ulmus

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; PLANTS (BOTANY);

CHARACTER EVOLUTION; EOCENE; PHYLOGENY; SUBGENUS OREOPTELEA; SUBGENUS ULMUS; ULMUS LEAVES;

FRUITS;

FRUIT; LEAF; POLYMORPHISM; TREE;

BIODIVERSITY; FOLIAR ANALYSIS; FRUITS; PLANTS;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WASHINGTON [UNITED STATES];

CILIOPHORA; ULMACEAE; ULMUS; ZELKOVA;

EID: 33744484273     PISSN: 00084026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/b05-122     Document Type: Article

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