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Anatomy and affinities of the petrified plants from the teriary of Chile (VI)

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Three new species and one new genus of dicotyledonous woods,Chilechicoxylon microporosum gen. et sp. nov.,Proteoxylon patagonicum sp. nov. andLaurinium beilschmiedioides sp. nov., are described from the Tertiary (or in case of the first and last species from the Cretaceous-Tertiary) of Chile Chico, XI Region, Chile. Previously only wood of temperate species has been identified from Patagonia.Proteoxylon patagonicum (Proteaceae) is the first recorded tropical wood species from this geographical area.

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  1. Laboratory of Phylogenetic Botany, Faculty of Science, Chiba University, 1-33 Yayoicho, 260, Chiba

    Makoto Nishida & Takeshi Ohsawa

  2. International Budo University, 841 Shinkan, 299-52, Katsuura

    Harufumi Nishida

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Consecutive number from the previous paper (M. Nishida, H. Nishida and T. Nasa, 1988). Contributions from the Laboratory of Phylogenetic Botany, Chiba University No. 120 and contributions from Chiba University Botanical Expedition to the Andes No. 20. Supported by a Grant-in-Aid for Overseas Scientific Research from the Ministry of Education, Science and Culture Nos. 61041015 and 63041034.

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Nishida, M., Ohsawa, T. & Nishida, H. Anatomy and affinities of the petrified plants from the teriary of Chile (VI). Bot Mag Tokyo 103, 255–268 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02488638

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