In defence of a conifer taxonomy which recognises evolution [1]

Taxon

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 639-641

  Farjon, Aljos ^a  

^a ROYAL BOTANIC GARDENS   (United Kingdom)

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CONIFEROPHYTA;

EID: 34848853244     PISSN: 00400262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/25065847     Document Type: Letter

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