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Chapter 6 - Pseudotsuga

Pinales: Laricaceae

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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Tall, pyramidal and often massive evergreen trees, typically with straight trunks and often irregularly protruding main branch systems, distinguished from Abies by their more irregular foliar habit and pendulous female cones with exerted trifid bracts.

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Evolution of the Arborescent Gymnosperms
Pattern, Process and Diversity
 , pp. 173 - 187
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  • Pseudotsuga
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