WELKOETOXYLON MULTISERIATUM: FOSsil Moraceous wood from the Eocene green river formation, WYOMING, U. S.A.

IAWA Journal

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 158-166

  Manchester, Steven R ^a   Boonchai, Nareerat ^a,b   Wheeler, Elisabeth A ^a,c  

^a Suranaree Subdistrict   (Thailand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^c NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Broussonetia; Moraceae; Paleogene; petrified wood; wood anatomy

Indexed keywords

BROUSSONETIA; MORACEAE;

EID: 84930801800     PISSN: 09281541     EISSN: 22941932     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/22941932-00000093     Document Type: Article

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