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First Record of Moroxylon (Moraceae) from the Neogene of China

Year: 2013

Type: article

Abstract: A new species of Moroxylon, M. xinhuaensis Yin, Liu & Cheng, with wood anatomical features found in modern Morus (Moraceae), is described from the Neogene of Xinhua, Yuanmou Basin, Yunnan Province, southwest China. This wood represents the first fossil wood of Morus reported from Asia. It provides additional data for evaluating relationships between the Neogene floras of Europe and eastern Asia.

Source: IAWA Journal - KU Leuven/IAWA Journal

DOI: 10.1163/22941932-00000014

Authors: Ya-Fang Yin, Xiao-Li Liu, Ye-Ming Cheng

Institutions: Chinese Academy of Forestry, Research Institute of Wood Industry, Beijing Museum of Natural History, Geological Museum of China

Language: English

Topic: Plant Diversity and Evolution

Subfield: Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Domain: Life Sciences

Open Access status: bronze

Funders: National Natural Science Foundation of China, Government of Jiangsu Province

Award: G3639235553