W. John Kress
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Head of Botany, Department of Systematic Biology, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution.
Primary Contributions (9)
Arecales, order of flowering plants that contains only one family, Arecaceae (fomerly known as Palmae), which comprises nearly 190 genera and more than 2,450 species of palms. The order includes some of the most important plants in terms of economic value, including coconuts, dates, oil palm, and…
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