Taxodiaceae


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Noun1.Taxodiaceae - coniferous trees; traditionally considered an independent family though recently included in Cupressaceae in some classification systems
gymnosperm family - a family of gymnosperms
Cupressaceae, cypress family, family Cupressaceae - cypresses and junipers and many cedars
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La vegetacion encontrada cerca de los escurrimientos y corrientes de agua es de galeria, constituida principalmente por ailes (Alnus acuminata Kunth, Betulaceae), ahuehuetes (Taxodium mucronatum Ten, Taxodiaceae), sauce (Salix bomplandiana Kunth, Salicaceae) y fresno (Fraxinus spp., Oleaceae) (Islas et al., 2008).
The botanical origin of the amber from Hti Lin has not been studied, but the Cretaceous amber from Hukawng Valley is known to have come from the Araucariaceae family (especially from the genus Agathis) and also the Taxodiaceae family (e.g.
The leaves and bark of Metasequoia glyptostroboides Hu et Cheng belonging to Taxodiaceae family are traditionally used as anti-microbic, analgesic and anti-inflammatory drug for dermatic diseases in Chinese folk medicine.
From Table S1 and Figure 4(b), shikimic acid contents of 85 collected conifer needles which belonged to 6 families (including Pinaceae, Cupressaceae, Taxodiaceae, Podocarpaceae, Taxaceae, and Araucariaceae) were compared.
These include Cupressaceae (junipers and cedars), Pinaceae (pines, firs, Douglas fir, and hemlock), Taxaceae, and Taxodiaceae (sequoias and bald cypresses).
Southern cypress is a member of the Family Taxodiaceae, the same as the redwoods.
Don) Endl.) and relationship of coast redwood to other genera of Taxodiaceae. Silvae Genet., 51:93-100.