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A Taxodiaceae was at once take to be a distinct plant family comprising the below decade genera of coniferous trees:

Athrotaxis Cryptomeria Cunninghamia Glyptostrobus Metasequoia Sciadopitys Sequoia Sequoiadendron Taiwania Taxodium

Notwithstanding, recent locate has shown that a Taxodiaceae, by owning a individual exception of Sciadopitys, should become merged into a Personal Cupressaceae. No uniform characters by which it may be separated, & transmitted grounds to believe demonstrates close relationships; this merging nowadays becoming widely accepted.

A a single exception, a genus Sciadopitys, is genetically super distinct from either totally more coniferous tree, & at present treated inside the personal of its have, Sciadopityaceae.

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Taxodiaceae Image Gallery
Images of 5 genera.

Taxodiaceae
Brief description and images of 7 genera.






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