Palaeoskapha sichuanensis gen. et sp. nov. (Menispermaceae) from the Eocene Relu Formation in western Sichuan, West China

Acta Phytotaxonomica Sinica

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 576-582

  Jacques, Frédéric M B ^a   Guo, Shuang Xing ^b,c  

^a MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

^b NANJING INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND PALAEONTOLOGY   (China)

^c KUNMING INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (China)

Author keywords

Eocene; Menispermaceae; Palaeoskapha sichuanensis sp. nov.; Relu Formation; Sichuan

Indexed keywords

MENISPERMACEAE;

EID: 34548499858     PISSN: 05291526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1360/aps06030     Document Type: Article

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