A new scheme of classification of living Gymnosperms at family level

Kew Bulletin

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 111-116

  De Zhi, Fu ^a   Yong, Yang ^a   Guang Hua, Zhu ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (China)

^b MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRYOPHYTA; BRYOPHYTES; GYMNOSPERMAE; PTERIDOPHYTA;

EID: 4143105893     PISSN: 00755974     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/4111081     Document Type: Review

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