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Chapter 36 - Libocedrus

Cupressales: Cupressaceae 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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Summary

Monoecious evergreen trees, with a typically conical, tapering crown. The bright yellow–green scale-like foliage is moderately large, with scale leaves arrayed regimentally into often horizontally spreading and remarkably regularly mostly flattened fern-like sprays.

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Evolution of the Arborescent Gymnosperms
Pattern, Process and Diversity
 , pp. 611 - 621
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2024

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  • Libocedrus
  • Christopher N. Page, University of Exeter
  • Book: Evolution of the Arborescent Gymnosperms
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  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009262965.040
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