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THE PHYLLOCLADACEAE KENG—A CRITIQUE
Author(s) -
Quinn Christopher J.
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
taxon
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.819
H-Index - 81
eISSN - 1996-8175
pISSN - 0040-0262
DOI - 10.2307/1221846
Subject(s) - interpretation (philosophy) , biology , genealogy , geography , botany , history , zoology , archaeology , philosophy , linguistics
Summary The interpretation of the phylloclade of Phyllocladus by Keng (1974) as an ancient link between lateral branch systems of progymnosperms and the simple leaves of modern conifers is critically examined in the light of patterns of vascularisation, and his erection of the monogeneric family Phyllocladaceae (Keng, 1973, 1978) is challenged.