Conifer - Wikipedia
Conifers are a group of cone-bearing seed plants, a subset of gymnosperms. Scientifically, they make up the division Pinophyta (/ pɪˈnɒfɪtə, ˈpaɪnoʊfaɪtə /), also known as Coniferophyta (/ ˌkɒnɪfəˈrɒfɪtə, - oʊfaɪtə /) or Coniferae. The division contains a single extant class, Pinopsida.
Conifer | Definition, Characteristics, Examples, Types, Classification ...
Conifer, any member of the division Pinophyta, class Pinopsida, order Pinales, made up of living and fossil gymnospermous plants that usually have needle-shaped evergreen leaves and seeds attached to the scales of a woody bracted cone.
Pinaceae - Wikipedia
The Pinaceae (/ pɪˈneɪsiːˌiː, - siˌaɪ /), or pine family, are conifer trees or shrubs, including many of the well-known conifers of commercial importance such as cedars, firs, hemlocks, piñons, larches, pines and spruces. The family is included in the order Pinales, formerly known as Coniferales.
Conifer - New World Encyclopedia
The family Pinaceae (pine family) includes many of the well-known conifers of commercial importance, such as cedars, firs, hemlocks, larches, pines, and spruces. It is the largest conifer family in species diversity, with between 220-250 species (depending on taxonomic opinion) in 11 genera, and the second-largest (after Cupressaceae) in ...
Pinales - Wikipedia
The order Pinales in the division Pinophyta, class Pinopsida, comprises all the extant conifers. The distinguishing characteristic is the reproductive structure known as a cone produced by all Pinales.
Pinophyta | Encyclopedia MDPI
Oct 21, 2022 · The Pinophyta, also known as Coniferophyta or Coniferae, or commonly as conifers, are a division of vascular land plants containing a single extant class, Pinopsida. They are gymnosperms, cone-bearing seed plants.
Gymnosperm - Conifers, Cycads, Gnetophytes | Britannica
Oct 14, 2024 · Pinophyta (conifers) has six families. Certain species of conifers are some of the oldest living things on Earth, and others are the tallest and most-massive living organisms. Cycadophyta (cycads) resemble palm trees.
Gymnosperms - The Gymnosperm Database - conifers.org
Jan 18, 2024 · The next group is the Pinophyta or Gymnospermae (about 1,100 species), which are the focus of this presentation. The last and by far the largest group (about 300,000 species), is the Angiospermae or flowering plants.
8.2: Conifers - Biology LibreTexts
Jan 30, 2024 · 8.2 Conifers (Phylum Pinophyta) Conifers are the most diverse group of gymnosperms, with 629 species worldwide (Christenhusz and Byng, 2016). A large number of conifer species are native to the Northern Hemisphere where they are an important part of native ecosystems, providing forest structure with many organisms depending on them for survival.
Podocarpaceae | Coniferous, Evergreen, Gymnosperms | Britannica
Podocarpaceae, family of 17 or more genera and 125–165 species of conifers (division Pinophyta, order Pinales), ornamental and timber evergreen trees and shrubs distributed mainly in the Southern Hemisphere.