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abot92-2
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
copyright: Kathleen B. Pigg, BSA
license: http://images.botany.org/index.html#license
Collection
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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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