Epidermal structures of Cryptomeria japonica and implications to the fossil record

Acta Palaeobotanica

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 281-289

  Ma, Qing Wen ^a,b,c   Li, Cheng Sen ^a,b   Li, Feng Lan ^c  

^a BEIJING MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (China)

^c BEIJING FORESTRY UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Cryptomeria; Cuticle; Habitat; Leaf; Stomata

Indexed keywords

CRETACEOUS-TERTIARY BOUNDARY; FOSSIL RECORD; LEAF; LEAF AREA; PALEOCLIMATE; PALEOENVIRONMENT; STOMATAL CONDUCTANCE;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; JAPAN;

ATHROTAXIS; CRYPTOMERIA; CRYPTOMERIA JAPONICA; CUNNINGHAMIA; CUNNINGHAMIA LANCEOLATA; CUPRESSACEAE; GLYPTOSTROBUS; JAPONICA; METASEQUOIA; TAXODIUM;

EID: 38049073716     PISSN: 00016594     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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