Cathaya

E43868

conifer genus plant genus

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