Paraphyly and the origin and classification of angiosperms

Taxon

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 689-693

  Stuessy, Tod F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Angiosperm evolution; Archaeangiospermae; Seed ferns

Indexed keywords

ANCESTRY; ANGIOSPERM; COHORT ANALYSIS; EVOLUTIONARY THEORY; FERN; TAXONOMY;

EID: 77954490208     PISSN: 00400262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/tax.593001     Document Type: Article

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