Lythrum and peplis from the late Cretaceous and Cenozoic of North America and Eurasia: New evidence suggesting early diversification within the Lythraceae

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 98, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 1801-1815

  Grímsson, Fridgeir ^a   Zetter, Reinhard ^a   Hofmann, Christa Charlotte ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Biogeography; Cenozoic; Cretaceous; Evolution; Fossils; Lythraceae; Lythrum; Peplis; Pollen; Speciation

Indexed keywords

CENOZOIC; CRETACEOUS; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; FOSSIL RECORD; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; MICROSCOPY; PALEOBIOGEOGRAPHY; PALEOBIOLOGY; PALYNOLOGY; SPECIATION (BIOLOGY); VASCULAR PLANT;

ARTICLE; ASIA; CLASSIFICATION; EUROPE; EVOLUTION; FOSSIL; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; HISTOLOGY; LYTHRACEAE; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NORTH AMERICA; PHYLOGEOGRAPHY; POLLEN;

ASIA; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; EUROPE; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; FOSSILS; GENETIC VARIATION; LYTHRACEAE; NORTH AMERICA; PHYLOGEOGRAPHY; POLLEN;

ASIA; EURASIA; NORTH AMERICA;

LYTHRACEAE; LYTHRUM; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; PEPLIS;

EID: 84857358182     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3732/ajb.1100204     Document Type: Article

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