Proteaceae Leaf Fossils: Phylogeny, Diversity, Ecology and Austral Distributions

Botanical Review

Volumn 78, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 261-287

  Carpenter, Raymond J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cuticle; Diversity; Leaf Fossils; Phylogeny; Proteaceae

Indexed keywords

ORITES; PROTEACEAE; PROTEOIDEAE;

EID: 84865577335     PISSN: 00068101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12229-012-9099-y     Document Type: Review

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