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Chapter 56 - Nageia

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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Summary

Medium-sized to slender and tall tropical evergreen trees, especially characterised by being one of a few resiniferous genera whose leaves are wide and ovate, with multiple sub-parallel and fine longitudinal veins. Each leaf terminates in a distinctive drip-tip.

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Evolution of the Arborescent Gymnosperms
Pattern, Process and Diversity
 , pp. 370 - 384
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2024

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