Calocedrus huashanensis
Calocedrus huashanensis Temporal range:
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Gymnospermae |
Division: | Pinophyta |
Class: | Pinopsida |
Order: | Cupressales
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Family: | Cupressaceae |
Genus: | Calocedrus |
Species: | †C. huashanensis
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Binomial name | |
†Calocedrus huashanensis Shi, Zhou, & Xie
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Calocedrus huashanensis is an extinct
History and classification
Calocedrus huashanensis is represented by a series of
The type specimens for C. huashanensis are located in two different repositories. The
Description
While the foliage of C. huashanensis is similar in overall appearance to several Cupressaceae genera, the details of the cuticle structure and overall morphology indicate the species is part of the genus Calocedrus. C. huashanensis differs from the living C. formosana by having less obtuse-shaped facial leaves and side leaves that do not incurve. The living North American species C. decurrens differs from C. huashanensis in the slightly flattened morphology of the leafy shoots and the weakly dimorphic leaves. C. huashanensis and the modern C. macrolepis can be separated by the distribution of the stomal zones of the leaves on the undersides of shoots.[1]
References
- ^ PMID 22223689.