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Chapter 3 - Cathaya

Pinales: Pinaceae 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 tall and slender, evergreen trees of rather pine-like initial appearance, of slender habit and with slender horizontally spreading branches, with leaves of more Pseudotsuga-like habit, and the foliage bright green and relatively short-lived.

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Evolution of the Arborescent Gymnosperms
Pattern, Process and Diversity
 , pp. 85 - 95
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2024

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