Comparative pollen morphology and ultrastructure of modern and fossil gnetophytes

Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology

Volumn 156, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 130-138

  Tekleva, Maria V ^a   Krassilov, Valentin A ^a,b  

^a PALEONTOLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

Author keywords

Gnetales; gnetophytes; pollen; ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; FOSSIL RECORD; GERMINATION; GYMNOSPERM; MORPHOLOGY; PALEOBOTANY; PALYNOLOGY; PHYLOGENETICS; POLLEN; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

COLUMELLA; DINOPHYTON; EPHEDRA; GNETALES; GNETOPHYTA; GNETUM; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; WELWITSCHIA;

EID: 66349090434     PISSN: 00346667     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.revpalbo.2008.12.007     Document Type: Article

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