Biology:Lepidothamnus

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Short description: Genus of conifers

Lepidothamnus
Lepidothamnus laxifolius kz9.jpg
Lepidothamnus laxifolius
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Gymnospermae
Division: Pinophyta
Class: Pinopsida
Order: Araucariales
Family: Podocarpaceae
Genus: Lepidothamnus
Phil.
Type species
Lepidothamnus fonkii
Phil.
Species

Lepidothamnus is a genus of conifers belonging to the podocarp family Podocarpaceae. The genus includes three species of dioecious or monoecious evergreen trees and shrubs, and creepers. L. intermedius and L. laxifolius are native to New Zealand. L. fonkii is native to the Magellanic subpolar forests ecoregion of southern Argentina and Chile , where it grows as a low shrub or creeper in moorlands and bogs.

Phylogeny

Phylogeny of Lepidothamnus[1][2]

L. fonkii Philippi (Chilean pygmy cedar)

L. intermedius (Kirk) Quinn (Yellow silver pine)

L. laxifolius (Hooker) Quinn (pygmy pine)

External links

References

Wikidata ☰ Q140691 entry