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- Title
- Anatomically preserved fossils of <em>Shirleya grahamae</em> (Lythraceae)
- Author
- Kathleen B. Pigg Arizona State University Department of Plant Biology Tempe Arizona 85287-1601 USA
- Keywords
- Shirleya grahamae, fossils, Miocene Yakima Canyon , Lythraceae
- Description
- BSA Plant Images Online - Anatomically preserved fossils of Shirleya grahamae (Lythraceae)
- Anatomically preserved fossils of Shirleya
grahamae (Lythraceae), from the middle Miocene Yakima Canyon flora
of central Washington State, USA. In the left column are transverse sections
of the fruit from near the apex to the base showing tightly packed seeds;
the central column shows details of the seeds with a triangular embryo
cavity and large inflated distal wing; the right column shows tangential
sections from inside to outside.
- Publisher
- Botanical Society of America
- Additional data
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copyright: Kathleen B. Pigg, BSA
license: http://images.botany.org/index.html#license
- Collection
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Unclassified
- Botanical Name
- <em>Shirleya grahamae</em>
- Location Area
- Miocene Yakima Canyon
- Location State
- Washington
- Location Country
- USA
- Link URL
- http://www.amjbot.org/cgi/content/short/92/2/242
- Link Title
- <em>Shirleya grahamae</em> gen. et sp. nov. (Lythraceae)
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