Cathaya

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Cathaya is a rare, relict conifer genus of the pine family known from limited mountainous regions in China and valued for its evolutionary significance.


Statements (42)
Predicate Object
instanceOf conifer genus
plant genus
belongsToClade Pinaceae subfamily Laricoideae
class Pinopsida
closelyRelatedTo Larix
Picea
Pseudotsuga
commonName Cathaya
conservationStatus threatened in the wild
discoveredInFossilRecord true
distributionTrend relict, highly restricted modern range
division Pinophyta
evergreen true
family Pinaceae
foundIn Chongqing
Guangxi
Guizhou
Hunan
Sichuan
geologicalHistory once more widespread in the Northern Hemisphere
growthForm tree
habitat mountainous regions
temperate forests
hasExtantSpecies Cathaya argyrophylla
hasFossilRecordSince Tertiary period
isRare true
isRelictTaxon true
kingdom Plantae
leafType needle-like leaves
nativeTo China
south-central China
southwestern China
order Pinales
photosyntheticPathway C3
pollination wind-pollinated
reproduction seed cones
taxonRank genus
typeSpecies Cathaya argyrophylla
valuedFor evolutionary significance
paleobotanical importance
phylogenetic position within Pinaceae
woodType softwood

Referenced by (2)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Cathaya
commonName
Pinaceae
containsGenus

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