Pinaceae
Family in the Global Pollen Project's Master Reference Collection
Distribution
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Pines
Trees or rarely shrubs, monoecious, usually evergreen, the wood resinous. Leaves linear, spirally arranged. Flowers arranged in cones. Male cones lateral with numerous scales, each bearing 2 pollen-sacs. Female cones lateral or ± terminal, woody, each scale bearing 2 ovules on the adaxial surface. © Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten and Petra Ballings (licence)
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Connected data sources
This taxon is currently linked to the following locations.
The Plant ListGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility