Biology:Cupressales
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Cupressales is one of two orders of conifers within the subclass Cupressidae.[1] It comprises three or four families:[2]
- Sciadopityaceae (a single genus with a single species Sciadopitys verticillata, endemic to Japan)
- Cupressaceae (cypress family, with 25–30 genera depending on interpretation)
- Taxaceae (yew family, with 5–6 genera depending on interpretation)
- Cephalotaxaceae (a single genus, Cephalotaxus; sometimes included in the Taxaceae, and sometimes counted as a separate family)
All species in the order are woody plants; they range from small shrubs to the largest trees in existence.
References
- ↑ Leslie, Andrew B.; Beaulieu, Jeremy; Holman, Garth; Campbell, Christopher S.; Mei, Wenbin; Raubeson, Linda R.; Mathews, Sarah (29 August 2018). "An overview of extant conifer evolution from the perspective of the fossil record". American Journal of Botany 105 (9): 1531-1544. doi:10.1002/ajb2.1143.
- ↑ Yang, Yong; Ferguson, David K.; Liu, Bing; Mao, Kang-Shan; Gao, Lian-Ming; Zhang, Shou-Zhou; Wan, Tao; Rushforth, Keith et al. (July 2022). "Recent advances on phylogenomics of gymnosperms and a new classification". Plant Diversity 44 (4): 340-350. doi:10.1016/j.pld.2022.05.003.
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