Curtisia (Cornales) from the Eocene of Europe and its phytogeographical significance

Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society

Volumn 155, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 127-134

  Manchester, Steven R ^a   Xiang, Qiu Yun ^b   Xiang, Qiao Ping ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (China)

Author keywords

Cornaceae; Epacridaceae; Fossil; Fruit; Leucopogon; London Clay; Palaeobotany

Indexed keywords

EOCENE; EVERGREEN TREE; FOSSIL RECORD; FRUIT; LONDON CLAY; PALEOBOTANY; PHYTOGEOGRAPHY;

AFRICA; EURASIA; EUROPE; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

CORNACEAE; CORNALES; CURTISIA; ERICACEAE; LEUCOPOGON;

EID: 34548567306     PISSN: 00244074     EISSN: 10958339     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8339.2007.00680.x     Document Type: Article

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