Pityostrobus Dutt 1916 (conifer)

Pinopsida - Pinales - Pinaceae

Nomenclatural synonym of Zamiostrobus Endl., Gen. Pl.: 72. Aug 1836, which is proposed for conservation against Zamiostrobus.

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Parent taxon: Pinaceae according to D.S. Gernandt et al. 2016

See also Andrews 1970, Lakhanpal et al. 1976 and Smith and Stockey 2002

Sister taxa: Abiespollenites, Abietoideae, Archaeolarix, Cedroxylon, Cedrus, Colchidia, Eathiestrobus, Indostrobus, Megalomyelon, Midoriphyllum, Nansenia, Obirastrobus, Piceapollenites, Piceoxylon, Pinicutis, Pinoideae, Pinoxylon, Pinus, Pinuspollenites, Pityosporites, Pseudoaraucaria, Pseudolaricixylon

Subtaxa: Pityostrobus beardii Pityostrobus californiensis Pityostrobus crassitesta Pityostrobus macrocephalus

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Type: Pityostrobus macrocephalus

Distribution:

• Eocene of the United Kingdom (3 collections)

• Cretaceous of Canada (1: British Columbia), India (1), the Russian Federation (3), United States (3: Alaska, California, Massachusetts)

• Jurassic of China (2), Georgia (1), Kazakhstan (2), the Russian Federation (4)

• Triassic of the Russian Federation (1)

Total: 21 collections each including a single occurrence

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