Ontogeny and ecology of the filicalean fern Oligocarpia gothanii (Gleicheniaceae) from the Middle Permian of China

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 96, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 475-486

  Stevens, Liadan G ^a   Hilton, Jason ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cathaysian flora; Intact plant; Oligocarpia; Ontogeny; Permian; Stolon; Vegetative reproduction

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGY; FERN; LIFE CYCLE; ONTOGENY; PERMIAN; RECONSTRUCTION; SUCCESSION;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

BRYOPHYTA; BRYOPHYTES; FILICALES; FILICOPHYTA; GLEICHENIACEAE; THALLITES;

EID: 60249090092     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3732/ajb.0800221     Document Type: Article

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