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Chapter 19 - Sciadopitys

Sciadopityales: Sciadopityaceae

from Part III - Living Arborescent Gymnosperm Genetic Presentations

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 November 2024

Christopher N. Page
Christopher N. Page
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Tall and often narrow evergreen trees of typically acutely tapering outline, densely furnished throughout with clumped masses of profuse linear, soft-textured foliage held in conspicuously radiating whorls, like the spokes of an umbrella.

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Evolution of the Arborescent Gymnosperms
Pattern, Process and Diversity
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  • Sciadopitys
  • Christopher N. Page, University of Exeter
  • Book: Evolution of the Arborescent Gymnosperms
  • Online publication: 11 November 2024
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