Libocedrus Endl.
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Libocedrus Endl.
Libocedrus Endl.
Nomenclature
Endl.
Endl.
ICN
Libocedrus Endl.
genus
Libocedrus
Classification
Subordinates
Vernacular names
Associations
is host of
Descriptions
Libocedrus Endl.
Plants monoec., rarely dioec.; strobili terminal on short branchlets. Male strobili with 6-12 decussately arranged sporophylls, broadly ovate to subpeltate, with prominent apiculus; sporangia 4, free, pend. Female branchlets with 4 decussate carpidia, inner pair ovulate; ovules erect, collateral; mature carpidia hardening to form a cone, with short or long mucro; cone finally gaping. Ripe seeds compressed, unequally winged. Trees with opp., imbricate lvs. Recent workers restrict the genus to 3 spp. in N. Caledonia and 2 in N.Z. The N.Z. spp. are endemic.
Taxonomic concepts
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Metadata
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scientific name
Names_Plants
1 January 2000
19 June 2003