The remaining diversity of conifers

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 615, Issue , 2003, Pages 75-89

  Farjon, Aljos ^a  

^a ROYAL BOTANIC GARDENS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biogeography; Cladistics; Evolution; Extinction; Palaeobotany; Phylogeny; Radiation; Taxonomy

Indexed keywords

EID: 34548635817     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2003.615.5     Document Type: Conference Paper

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