Trochanthera lepidota gen. and sp. nov., a fossil angiosperm inflorescence in Dominican amber

Journal of the Botanical Research Institute of Texas

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 1167-1173

  Poinar Jr , George O ^a   Chambers, Kenton L ^a   Brown, Alex E ^b  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Amber; Balanophoraceae; Dominican Republic; Fossil flower; Greater antilles; Moraceae; Tertiary

Indexed keywords

BALANOPHORACEAE; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; MORACEAE;

EID: 58749113445     PISSN: 19345259     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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