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Sciadopityaceae

Umbrella pine

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Sciadopityaceae

Luerss. 1877

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The family was formerly included as a genus within Cupressaceae (Taxodiaceae), but recent genetic studies ( Brunsfeld et al. 1994 ) have shown that it is clearly not allied with that group. The family is elevated to the rank of Order by some authors; Sciadopityales Takht. ex Reveal 1993. Relationships remain unclear, but there is some suggestion of a distant alliance to the Podocarpaceae, supported by wood structure and cpDNA analysis ( Brunsfeld et al. 1994 ). All authorities agree that the family contains a single species, Sciadopitys verticillata , which see.

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