Fossil flowers and fruits of capsular Myrtaceae from the Eocene of South Australia

Canadian Journal of Botany

Volumn 85, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 204-215

  Basinger, J F ^a   Greenwood, D R ^b   Wilson, P G ^c   Christophel, D C ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b BRANDON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c ROYAL BOTANIC GARDENS AND DOMAIN TRUST   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF DENVER   (United States)

Author keywords

Australia; Capsular fruit; Eocene; Flower; Fossil; Myrtaceae

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; PLANTS (BOTANY);

EOCENE; FOSSIL FLOWERS; MYRTACEAE; PETALS; SEPALS; STAMENS;

FRUITS;

DICOTYLEDON; EOCENE; FOSSIL RECORD; FRUIT; MORPHOLOGY; PALEOENVIRONMENT; RAINFOREST; SHRUB;

BIODIVERSITY; FLOWERS; FRUITS; PLANTS;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

MYRTACEAE; TRISTANIA; TRISTANIOPSIS;

EID: 34250312856     PISSN: 00084026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/B07-001     Document Type: Article

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