Taxodiaceae
E529607
Taxodiaceae is a former family of mostly large, long-lived coniferous trees such as redwoods and bald cypresses, now generally treated within the cypress family Cupressaceae.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former plant family
ⓘ
taxonomic group ⓘ |
| class | Pinopsida ⓘ |
| commonName | taxodiads ⓘ |
| coneCharacteristic |
often globose or ovoid cones
ⓘ
woody cones ⓘ |
| currentlyIncludedIn | Cupressaceae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deciduousMember |
Metasequoia glyptostroboides
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Taxodium distichum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distribution |
Australia and Tasmania
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
East Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ North America NERFINISHED ⓘ Northern Hemisphere NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| division | Pinophyta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| economicUse |
ornamental planting
ⓘ
timber production ⓘ |
| habitat |
montane forests
ⓘ
temperate forests ⓘ wetlands and swamp forests ⓘ |
| kingdom | Plantae ⓘ |
| leafPersistence | mostly evergreen with some deciduous genera ⓘ |
| leafType | needle‑like leaves ⓘ |
| lifespan | long‑lived ⓘ |
| notableMember |
Athrotaxis cupressoides
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Athrotaxis selaginoides NERFINISHED ⓘ Cryptomeria japonica NERFINISHED ⓘ Cunninghamia lanceolata NERFINISHED ⓘ Glyptostrobus pensilis NERFINISHED ⓘ Metasequoia glyptostroboides NERFINISHED ⓘ Sciadopitys verticillata ⓘ Sequoia sempervirens NERFINISHED ⓘ Sequoiadendron giganteum NERFINISHED ⓘ Taxodium distichum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableTrait |
some species among longest‑lived trees
ⓘ
some species among tallest trees on Earth ⓘ |
| order | Pinales ⓘ |
| photosyntheticPathway | C3 ⓘ |
| plantType |
coniferous
ⓘ
evergreen trees ⓘ |
| pollination | wind‑pollinated ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | older botanical classifications ⓘ |
| reproduction | seed cones ⓘ |
| status | obsolete family in modern classifications ⓘ |
| subfamilyCorrespondence |
roughly corresponds to subfamily Sequoioideae within Cupressaceae
ⓘ
roughly corresponds to subfamily Taxodioideae within Cupressaceae ⓘ |
| taxonomicChange | family largely merged into Cupressaceae in late 20th century ⓘ |
| taxonomicRank | family ⓘ |
| typicalGrowthForm | large trees ⓘ |
| woodType | softwood ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.