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Chapter 57 - Afrocarpus

Podocarpales: Podocarpaceae S.S.

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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Large, evergreen trees, when mature with tall columnar trunks and narrow, willow-like foliage, with, unusually, each leaf rather similar on both surfaces.

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Evolution of the Arborescent Gymnosperms
Pattern, Process and Diversity
 , pp. 385 - 398
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2024

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  • Afrocarpus
  • Christopher N. Page, University of Exeter
  • Book: Evolution of the Arborescent Gymnosperms
  • Online publication: 11 November 2024
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  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009263108.021
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