Biology:Sciadopitys
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Short description: Genus of pine relatives
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| Sciadopitys verticillata | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Gymnospermae |
| Division: | Pinophyta |
| Class: | Pinopsida |
| Order: | Pinales |
| Family: | Sciadopityaceae |
| Genus: | Sciadopitys Siebold & Zucc. |
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Sciadopitys, commonly called umbrella pines, is a genus of a unique conifers now endemic to Japan . The sole living member of the family Sciadopityaceae is Sciadopitys verticillata, a living fossil.[citation needed] The oldest fossils of Sciadopitys are from the Late Cretaceous of Japan, and the genus was widespread in Laurasia during most of the Cenozoic, especially in Europe until the Pliocene.[1]
References
- ↑ Hofmann, Christa-Ch.; Odgerel, Nyamsambuu; Seyfullah, Leyla J. (2021). "The occurrence of pollen of Sciadopityaceae Luerss. through time" (in en). Fossil Imprint 77 (2): 271–281. doi:10.37520/fi.2021.019. ISSN 2533-4069. http://fi.nm.cz/en/clanek/the-occurrence-of-pollen-of-sciadopityaceae-luerss-through-time-2/.
Wikidata ☰ Q3065538 entry
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