The dominican amber fossil lasiambix (fabaceae: Caesalpinioideae?) is a licania (chrysobalanaceae)

Journal of the Botanical Research Institute of Texas

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 217-218

  Chambers, Kenton L ^a   Poinar, George O ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAESALPINIOIDEAE; CHRYSOBALANACEAE; FABACEAE; HYMENOPUS; LICANIA;

EID: 77956202909     PISSN: 19345259     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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