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Lepidothamnus
Sign in to saveLepidothamnus is a genus of conifers belonging to the podocarp family Podocarpaceae. The genus includes three species of dioecious or monoecious evergreen trees and shrubs, and creepers. L. intermedius and L. laxifolius are native to New Zealand. L. fonkii is native to the Magellanic subpolar forests ecoregion of southern Argentina and Chile, where it grows as a low shrub or creeper in moorlands and bogs.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassPinopsida
- OrderPinales
- FamilyPodocarpaceae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 2
- With media
- 1
- Family
- Podocarpaceae
- Collections
- LTRR, NY
- Recorded in
- Chile
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Podocarpaceae
- Image
- Lepidothamnus laxifolius kz29.jpg
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- Lepidothamnus
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- topic's main category
- Category:Lepidothamnus
- taxonomic type
- Lepidothamnus fonkii
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- Lepidothamnus
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Phylogeny
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Lepidothamnus is a genus of conifers belonging to the podocarp family Podocarpaceae. The genus includes three species of dioecious or monoecious evergreen trees and shrubs, and creepers. L. intermedius and L. laxifolius are native to New Zealand. L. fonkii is native to the Magellanic subpolar forests ecoregion of southern Argentina and Chile, where it grows as a low shrub or creeper in moorlands and bogs.
==Phylogeny== {| class="wikitable" |- ! colspan=1 |Phylogeny of Lepidothamnus |- | style="vertical-align:top|
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