Pollen cones nearly globose to ovoid, 2–5 mm, borne singly on short terminal or axillary stalks. Female cones 12–35 mm long, elliptical, reddish-brown, with ...

Seed cones maturing and opening in 2 years, persistent to 20 years, oblong; scales persistent, 25-45, valvate, ± peltate, thick and woody. Seeds 3-9 per scale, ...

The Database provides information for all species and higher-ranked taxa of the gymnosperms, i.e., conifers, cycads, ginkgo, and the gnetophytes. You enter the ...

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Oct 12, 2023 · Seed cones terminal, solitary, pendulous, sub-globose or shortly cylindrical, up to 25 mm long, comprised of 20-30 woody scales in decussate ...

The level of science going on around conifers has risen exponentially since the site went online and it's difficult just to keep up with all the taxonomic ...

Description of the evolution, biology, distribution, ecology, and uses of the species in the conifer family Cupressaceae (Cypress family).

Trees to 110 m tall. Trunks to 9 m in diameter, bases swollen, buttressed and somewhat fluted; bark reddish brown, up to 35 cm thick, deeply furrowed with ...

Serotinous conifers around the world have a deep evolutionary history linking high-severity fire and reproduction, spanning tens of millions of years [1,2,3].