Axial nature of the cupule-bearing organ in Caytoniales

Journal of Systematics and Evolution

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 207-214

  Wang, Xin ^a,b  

^a NANJING INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND PALAEONTOLOGY   (China)

^b Fairy Lake Botanical Garden ^*  (China)

Author keywords

Angiosperms; Caytoniales; Cupule; Evolution; Paracaytonia; Seed plants; Systematics; Yixian formation

Indexed keywords

CAYTONIACEAE; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; SPERMATOPHYTA;

EID: 77953439069     PISSN: 16744918     EISSN: 17596831     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1759-6831.2010.00072.x     Document Type: Article

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