Calamoid fossil palm leaves and fruits (Arecaceae: Calamoideae) from Late Eocene Southland, New Zealand

Australian Systematic Botany

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 131-140

  Hartwich, Samuel J ^a   Conran, John G ^a   Bannister, Jennifer M ^b   Lindqvist, Jon K ^b   Lee, Daphne E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EOCENE; FOSSIL RECORD; FRUIT; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; GONDWANA; LEAF; MONOCOTYLEDON; MORPHOLOGY; PALEOBOTANY; PALEOCLIMATE; TAXONOMY; VICARIANCE;

NEW ZEALAND; SOUTH ISLAND; SOUTHLAND;

ARECACEAE; CALAMEAE; CALAMOIDEAE; CALAMUS (ANGIOSPERM);

EID: 77953141004     PISSN: 10301887     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/SB09027     Document Type: Article

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