Cheirolepidiaceae

Translingual

Cheirolepidiaceae in a Danian landscape

Etymology

Cheirolepidium +‎ -aceae

Proper noun

†Cheirolepidiaceae

A taxonomic family within the order Pinales – extinct coniferous plants, superficially similar to Cupressaceae, and a significant part of the flora of the Mesozoic.

Hypernyms

(family): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Plantae - kingdom; Viridiplantae - subkingdom; Streptophyta - infrakingdom; Embryophyta - superphylum; Tracheophyta - phylum; Spermatophytina - subphylum; Pinopsida - class; Pinidae - subclass; Pinales - order

Descendants

English: cheirolepid, cheirolepidian

References

Cheirolepidiaceae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Cheirolepidiaceae at Paleology Database

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