Evidence for conifer origins and early evolution from the late palaeozoic cathaysian flora of south east Asia

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 615, Issue , 2003, Pages 59-65

  Hilton, Jason ^a   Baolin, Tian ^b   Wang, Shi Jun ^c   Li, Cheng Sen ^c  

^a DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

^b CHINA UNIVERSITY OF MINING AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^c INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (China)

Author keywords

Coniferales; Cordaitales; Palaeobotany; Phylogeny; Vojnovskyales

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349217699     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2003.615.3     Document Type: Conference Paper

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