A review of the genus Eristophyton, with special focus on the Mississippian species

Comptes Rendus - Palevol

Volumn 6, Issue 6-7, 2007, Pages 393-401

  Decombeix, Anne Laure ^a   Meyer Berthaud, Brigitte ^a   Galtier, Jean ^a  

^a CIRAD   (France)

Author keywords

Anatomy; Europe; Lignophytes; Mississippian; Trees

Indexed keywords

FORESTRY; MORPHOLOGY; TISSUE; WOOD;

ANATOMY; GEOLOGICAL RECORD; MORPHOLOGY; PERMIAN; VASCULAR PLANT;

EURASIA; EUROPE;

ERISTOPHYTON; PITUS;

EID: 36849034447     PISSN: 16310683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.crpv.2007.09.011     Document Type: Article

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