Phyllocladus

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Phyllocladus is a small genus of Southern Hemisphere coniferous trees and shrubs, commonly known as celery pines, notable for their distinctive flattened, leaf-like branch structures called phylloclades.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf conifer genus
plant genus
taxon
belongsToClade Podocarpoid conifers
climatePreference cool temperate
humid
commonName celery pines
distributionPattern disjunct Southern Hemisphere distribution
division Pinophyta
ecologicalRole canopy tree in some habitats
forest understory component
family Podocarpaceae
geologicalAge Cenozoic origin
habitat montane forests
temperate rainforests
wet forest margins
hasCharacteristic evergreen foliage
flattened leaf-like branch structures
reduced true leaves
hasStructure cones
kingdom Plantae
leafArrangement phylloclades arranged in pseudo-whorls
leafType reduced adult leaves
scale-like juvenile leaves
lifeForm shrub
tree
nativeTo Australia
Borneo
New Guinea
New Zealand
Southern Hemisphere
Tasmania
notableSpecies Phyllocladus self-linksurface differs
surface form: Phyllocladus alpinus

Phyllocladus self-linksurface differs
surface form: Phyllocladus aspleniifolius

Phyllocladus self-linksurface differs
surface form: Phyllocladus hypophyllus

Phyllocladus self-linksurface differs
surface form: Phyllocladus toatoa

Phyllocladus self-linksurface differs
surface form: Phyllocladus trichomanoides
order Pinales
photosyntheticOrgan phylloclades
pollinationType wind-pollinated
reproductionType gymnosperm
seed-bearing
seedDispersal animal-assisted dispersal
gravity dispersal
taxonRank genus
usedFor ornamental planting
timber (locally)
woodType softwood

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Microcachrys relatedTo Phyllocladus
Phyllocladaceae typeGenus Phyllocladus
Phyllocladaceae containsGenus Phyllocladus
Podocarpaceae hasMember Phyllocladus
Phyllocladus notableSpecies Phyllocladus self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Phyllocladus alpinus
Phyllocladus notableSpecies Phyllocladus self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Phyllocladus trichomanoides
Phyllocladus notableSpecies Phyllocladus self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Phyllocladus aspleniifolius
Phyllocladus notableSpecies Phyllocladus self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Phyllocladus hypophyllus
Phyllocladus notableSpecies Phyllocladus self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Phyllocladus toatoa
Gondwanan flora hasKeyElement Phyllocladus