A Mid-Tertiary fossil flower of Swietenia (Meliaceae) in Dominican amber

Journal of the Botanical Research Institute of Texas

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 123-127

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

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MELIACEAE; SWIETENIA;

EID: 84865652141     PISSN: 19345259     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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