Pinopsida: Class Pinopsida

Classification

Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Pinophyta
Class: Pinopsida

The Class Pinopsida is the only living class of conifer.  It has only one living order under it: the Pinales. The taxonomy of the group is as follows: 

Order Pinales

  • Pinaceae - Pine Family
  • Araucariaceae - Araucaria Family
  • Podocarpaceae - Yellow-wood Family
  • Sciadopityaceae - Umbrella-pine Family
  • Cupressaceae - Cypress Family
  • Cephalotaxaceae - Plum-yew Family
  • Taxaceae - Yew Family

 

Cite this Page: Nelson, R. 2010. "Pinopsida" (OnLine) UntamedScience. Accessed May 21, 2012 at http://www.untamedscience.com/biodiversity/plants/conifers/pinopsida
Nelson, R.
Rob Nelson (author)
University of Hawaii
Created on: Jan 31st, 2010
Last updated: Jun 15th, 2011

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