A new species of Metacladophyton from the late Devonian Of China

International Journal of Plant Sciences

Volumn 168, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 1067-1084

  Wang, De Ming ^a   Lin, Ya Juan ^a  

^a Peking University   (China)

Author keywords

Cladoxylopsida; Iridopteridales; Late Devonian; Metacladophyton ziguinum sp. nov.; Protostele and dissected stele; Secondary xylem

Indexed keywords

DEVONIAN; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; MORPHOLOGY; NEW SPECIES; TAXONOMY; XYLEM;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; HUBEI;

CLADOXYLOPSIDA;

EID: 35348919990     PISSN: 10585893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/518838     Document Type: Article

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