The female reproductive unit of ephedra (Gnetales): comparative morphology and evolutionary perspectives.

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• Publication year

  2010

• Venue

  Botanical journal of the Linnean Society. Linnean Society of London

• Publication date

  2010-08-01

• Fields of study

  Biology, Medicine

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  DOI 10.1111/J.1095-8339.2010.01066.XPMID 20799438
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