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Chapter 14 - Pseudotaxus

Taxales: Taxaceae

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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University of Exeter
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A small tree of yew-like appearance, but differing mainly in having a spike of pollen cones with small scale leaves positioned between whorls of sporophylls, and females with yew-like arils which are white, rather than red, at maturity.

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Evolution of the Arborescent Gymnosperms
Pattern, Process and Diversity
 , pp. 323 - 328
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2024

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  • Pseudotaxus
  • Christopher N. Page, University of Exeter
  • Book: Evolution of the Arborescent Gymnosperms
  • Online publication: 11 November 2024
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009262965.018
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  • Pseudotaxus
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  • Online publication: 11 November 2024
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009262965.018
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  • Pseudotaxus
  • Christopher N. Page, University of Exeter
  • Book: Evolution of the Arborescent Gymnosperms
  • Online publication: 11 November 2024
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009262965.018
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