Family · Gymnosperms

Sciadopityaceae

Japanese umbrella pine

One relict Japanese conifer species whose flattened photosynthetic shoots radiate like the ribs of an umbrella.

Accepted species: 1accepted names · Kew WCVP
Genus: 1accepted genus · Kew WCVP
Origin: ≈90 MaCretaceous · stem age, Jin & Qian 2022 megatree
Centre of diversity: Asia-Temperatemost native species · WGSRPD

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Plants you might know

Sciadopitys verticillata

Its genus

Sciadopitys1 spp.

Where it grows

Asia-Temperate1

Native species richness by botanical continent (WGSRPD level 1), from Kew WCVP.

Related families

Sciadopityaceae sits in the order Cupressales.