Two fossil flowers of trichilia (Meliaceae) in dominican amber

Journal of the Botanical Research Institute of Texas

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 463-468

  Chambers, Kenton L ^a   Poinar Jr , George O ^a   Brown, Alex E ^b  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b 629 Euclid Ave ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEXAPODA; MELIACEAE; TRICHILIA;

EID: 84855663530     PISSN: 19345259     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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