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The Pinaceae ( / pɪˈneɪsiːˌiː, - siˌaɪ / ), or pine family, are conifer trees or shrubs, including many of the well-known conifers of commercial importance such as cedars, firs, hemlocks, piñons, larches, pines and spruces. The family is included in the order Pinales, formerly known as Coniferales.
Pinaceae, the pine family of conifers (order Pinales), consisting of 11 genera and about 220 species of trees (rarely shrubs) native to northern temperate regions.
Feb 6, 2023 · The pine family or Pinaceae comprises 250 plant species distributed mainly by the cold northern hemisphere. They are classified within the group of gymnosperms or plants with naked seeds, and within the conifers.
Jun 25, 2024 · Pine, genus of about 115 species of evergreen conifers of the pine family (Pinaceae), distributed throughout the world but native primarily to northern temperate regions. The chief economic value of pines is in the construction and paper-products industries.
A pine is any conifer tree or shrub in the genus Pinus (/ ˈ p aɪ n ə s /) of the family Pinaceae. Pinus is the sole genus in the subfamily Pinoideae. World Flora Online accepts 187 species names of pines as current, with additional synonyms, making it the largest family among the conifers.
Pines are cone-bearing trees that are generally evergreen, though larches (in the genus Larix) are deciduous. Older trees typically have deeply grooved bark. The leaves are needle -like, and may be single or grouped into bundles called fascicles. Species produce an aromatic resin.
Dec 1, 2018 · Introduction. The extant pine family (Pinaceae), comprising 11 genera and approximately 230 species widely distributed in the Northern Hemisphere, is the largest family of gymnosperms and the most important component of the boreal, temperate, and montane forests ( Eckenwalder, 2009, Farjon, 2010 ).
May 9, 2012 · Pinaceae dates to the early Mesozoic and the genus Pinus perhaps mid-Jurassic (Axelrod 1986; Millar 1998). The earliest fossil record of Pinus is Early Cretaceous, 130 Ma (Millar 1998), and molecular phylogenetic estimates provide a wide range of estimates between 102 and 190 Ma (Willyard et al. 2007).
Pinaceae (the pine family) are trees or shrubs, including many of the well-known conifers of commercial importance such as cedars, firs, hemlocks, larches, pines and spruces. The family is included in the order Pinales, formerly known as Coniferales. Pinaceae are monophyletic.
pine, Any of 10 genera of coniferous trees (rarely shrubs) of the family Pinaceae (see conifer), native to northern temperate regions, especially about 90 species of ornamental and timber evergreen conifers of the genus Pinus. Needlelike leaves and cones are solitary or in bunches.
