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Pinidae

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Pinidae
Scientific classification
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Pinidae

Cronquist, Takht. & Zimmerm. 1966
Orders and families

Pinidaeis a subclass ofEquisetopsidain the sense used byMark W. ChaseandJames L. Revealin their 2009 article "A phylogenetic classification of the land plants to accompanyAPG III."[1]This subclass comprises theconifers.The Pinidae subclass is equivalent to the divisionPinophytaand classPinopsidaof previous treatments. There are over 600 species of Pinidae all over the world.

Phylogeny[edit]

The following diagram shows a likely phylogenic relationship between subclass Pinidae and the other Equisetopsida subclasses.[2]

Equisetopsida

References[edit]

  1. ^Mark W. Chase & James L. Reveal (2009)."A phylogenetic classification of the land plants to accompany APG III".Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society.161(2): 122–127.doi:10.1111/j.1095-8339.2009.01002.x.
  2. ^Maarten J. M. Christenhusz; James L. Reveal; Aljos Farjon; Martin F. Gardner; Robert R. Mill; Mark W. Chase (2011)."A new classification and linear sequence of extant gymnosperms"(PDF).Phytotaxa.19:55–70.doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.19.1.3.