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Chapter 68 - Pectinopitys

Podocarpales: Prumnopityaceae

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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Monoecious or dioecious, moderate-sized to large trees, with leaves strongly ranked in flattened, frond-like evergreen sprays of regularly pectinate and regimented arrangement on all main lateral shoots and branchlets.

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Evolution of the Arborescent Gymnosperms
Pattern, Process and Diversity
 , pp. 528 - 541
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Print publication year: 2024

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  • Pectinopitys
  • Christopher N. Page, University of Exeter
  • Book: Evolution of the Arborescent Gymnosperms
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