Diversity of lobate phytoliths in grass leaves from the Sahel region, West Tropical Africa: Tribe Paniceae

Plant Systematics and Evolution

Volumn 270, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 1-23

  Fahmy, A G ^a  

^a Helwan University   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Grasses; Paleo environment; Paniceae; Phytoliths; West Tropical Africa

Indexed keywords

BRACHIARIA; PANICEAE; PANICUM; PENNISETUM; PENNISETUM GLAUCUM; POACEAE; SETARIA (PLANT);

EID: 38649139874     PISSN: 03782697     EISSN: 16156110     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00606-007-0597-z     Document Type: Article

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