Pinophyta
E2819
Pinophyta is the plant division comprising the conifers, a major group of woody, cone-bearing gymnosperms that includes pines, firs, spruces, and redwoods.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Coniferophyta | 1 |
| Pinopsida | 1 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
gymnosperm clade
ⓘ
plant division ⓘ taxonomic group ⓘ |
| climateAdaptation | well adapted to cold climates ⓘ |
| commonName | conifers ⓘ |
| contains |
Abies
ⓘ
Araucaria ⓘ Cedrus ⓘ Cupressus ⓘ Juniperus ⓘ Larix ⓘ Picea ⓘ Pinaceae ⓘ
surface form:
Pinus
Podocarpus ⓘ Douglas fir ⓘ
surface form:
Pseudotsuga
Sequoia ⓘ giant sequoia ⓘ
surface form:
Sequoiadendron
Taxus ⓘ Tsuga ⓘ |
| deciduousMembers | some species deciduous ⓘ |
| dominantGeneration | sporophyte ⓘ |
| ecologicalRole |
dominant trees in boreal forests
ⓘ
important carbon sinks ⓘ |
| economicImportance | major source of commercial softwood ⓘ |
| evergreenHabit | mostly evergreen ⓘ |
| fossilRecord | extends to late Carboniferous and Permian ⓘ |
| gametophyteType | highly reduced ⓘ |
| globalDistribution | worldwide, mainly in temperate and boreal regions ⓘ |
| higherClassification | Tracheophyta ⓘ |
| isA |
cone-bearing plant group
ⓘ
woody plant group ⓘ |
| kingdom | Plantae ⓘ |
| leafType |
needle-like leaves
ⓘ
scale-like leaves ⓘ |
| needleAdaptation | reduced surface area to limit water loss ⓘ |
| photosyntheticOrganism | true ⓘ |
| pollinationMode | primarily wind-pollinated ⓘ |
| reproductiveStructure | cones ⓘ |
| resinProduction | true ⓘ |
| seedEnclosure | not enclosed in fruit ⓘ |
| seedType | naked seeds ⓘ |
| sisterGroup |
Cycadophyta
ⓘ
Ginkgophyta ⓘ Gnetophyta ⓘ |
| taxonRank | division ⓘ |
| unrankedDivision | Gymnospermae ⓘ |
| vascularPlant | true ⓘ |
| woodType | softwood ⓘ |
| woodUse |
construction material
ⓘ
pulp and paper production ⓘ timber production ⓘ |
Referenced by (40)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Pinopsida
subject surface form:
Sequoia sempervirens
this entity surface form:
Coniferophyta