Pinus, the familiar pine tree, is represented by nearly 90 species, which are widely distributed throughout the Northern Hemisphere, specially in extra-tropical regions. In India, the different species of Pinus are mainly restricted to the Western Himalayas, while only P. insularis is found to be growing in the Khasia and Jaintia Hills of Assam. On […]
Life Cycle of Pinus | Coniferopsida | Gymnosperms |Botany
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Top 6 Families of Coniferales (With Characters) | Gymnosperms | Botany
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Chamberlain (1935) divided–the order into the following six families, viz.: (1) Abietaceae. (2) Taxodiaceae. (3) Cupressaceae. (4) Araucariaceae. (5) Podocarpaceae and (6) Taxaceae The principal characters of the families of coniferales and their distribution are as follows: Family # 1. Abietaceae: Leaves and sporophylls are developed spirally in definite cones; the bract and ovuliferous scale […]
Distribution of Wild Conifers in India | Gymnosperms | Botany
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The wild Conifers of India are chiefly distributed in the Himalayas and connecting ranges of Himachal Pradesh, Kashmir, Assam and Burma. In the Himalayas, particularly the Conifers are the flourishing group, covering extensive areas in a more or less pure forest formation. In contrast to this, peninsular India has only a single species (Podocarpus latifolia) […]