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SPECIAL COLLECTION:
Gymnosperms & Gnetophytes

These plants represent the cone bearing plants including conifers and cycads. Higher order classification follows:
  • Maarten J.M. Christenhusz, James L. Reveal, Aljos Farjon, Martin F. Gardner, Robert R. Mill & Mark W. Chase, A new classification and linear sequence of extant gymnosperms, Phytotaxa 19:55-70 (2011)

  • Gymnosperms & Gnetophytes
    • Cycadidae
      • Cycadales
    • Ginkgoidae
      • Ginkgoales
    • Gnetidae
      • Welwitschiales
      • Gnetales
      • Ephedrales
    • Pinidae
      • Pinales
      • Araucariales
      • Cupressales
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    • 54 Accessions:

    Araucaria araucana Araucaria cunninghamii Cupressus vietnamensis Cycas circinalis Encephalartos altensteinii Encephalartos nubimontanus Ginkgo biloba Ginkgo biloba Gnetum gnemon Gnetum gnemon Sequoia sempervirens Stangeria eriopus Wollemia nobilis

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    • {1} Encephalartos nubimontanus - Blue Cycad - Zamiaceae
    • {2} Cycas circinalis - Queen Sago - male specimen - Cycadaceae
    • {2} Encephalartos altensteinii - Eastern Cape Giant Cycad - Zamiaceae
    • {2} Stangeria eriopus - Natal Grass Cycad - Zamiaceae
    • {3} Gnetum montanum - Gam nui, Sot nui (female specimen) - Gnetaceae
    • {4} Agathis robusta - Queensland Kauri - Araucariaceae
    • {5} Gnetum gnemon - Melindjo - Female Specimen - Gnetaceae
    • {6} Cycas siamensis - Cycadaceae
    • {7} Agathis moorei - Moore Kuari - Araucariaceae
    • {7} Lepidozamia peroffskyana - Palmfern - Zamiaceae
    • {8} Dioon edule - Chestnut Dioon - Zamiaceae
    • {8} Zamia furfuracea - Jamaica Sagotree - Zamiaceae
    • {8} Zamia pumila - Florida Arrowroot, Sago Cycas - Zamiaceae
    • {9} Widdringtonia cedarbergensis - Clanwilliam Cedar - Cupressaceae W/C
    • {10} Widdringtonia nodiflora - Mountain Cedar - Cupressaceae
    • {11} Fitzroya cupressoides - Patagonian Cypress - Cupressaceae
    • {12} Welwitschia mirabilis ssp. namibiana - Tree Tumbo - Welwitschiaceae
    • {12} Welwitschia mirabilis ssp. namibiana - Tree Tumbo - Welwitschiaceae
    • {13} Ephedra nevadensis - Nevada Jointfur, Mormon Tea - Ephedraceae
    • {13} Ephedra nevadensis - Nevada Joint-Fir, Boundry Ephedra - Ephedraceae
    • {13} Ephedra viridis - Mormon Tea, Green Joint-fir - Ephedraceae
    • {14} Ephedra americana - Joint Fir, pinco-pinco - Ephedraceae
    • {14} Ephedra intermedia - zhong ma huang - Ephedraceae
    • {14} Ephedra monosperma - dan zi ma huang - Ephedraceae
    • {15} Cycas revoluta - King Sago - Cycadaceae
    • {16} Ginkgo biloba - Maidenhair Tree - Ginkgoaceae
    • {16} Ginkgo biloba - Maidenhair Tree - Ginkgoaceae
    • {17} Callitris rhomboidea - Port Jackson Pine, Oyster Bay Pine - Cupressaceae
    • {17} Chamaecyparis thyoides - Atlantic White Cedar - Cupressaceae W/C
    • {17} Sequoia sempervirens - Coastal Redwood - Cupressaceae
    • {17} Torreya taxifolia - Stinking Cedar, Florida Torreya - Taxaceae
    • {18} Abies balsamea - Balsam Fir - Pinaceae W/C
    • {18} Pinus palustris - Longleaf Pine - Pinaceae
    • {18} Pinus taeda - Loblolly Pine - Pinaceae
    • {19} Callitris columellaris - Northern Cypress Pine - Cupressaceae
    • {19} Dacrycarpus dacrydioides - Kahikatea - Podocarpaceae
    • {20} Podocarpus macrophyllus - Buddhist Pine, Chinese Yew, Kusamaki - Podocarpaceae
    • {20} Podocarpus rumphii - Podocarpaceae
    • {21} Araucaria cunninghamii - Hoop Pine - Araucariaceae
    • {21} Araucaria heterophylla - Norfolk Island Pine - Araucariaceae
    • {21} Taxodium huegelii - Cupressaceae
    • {22} Araucaria araucana - Pehuén, Monkey-puzzle - Araucariaceae
    • {22} Araucaria hunsteinii - Klinki Pine - Araucariaceae
    • {22} Cupressus vietnamensis - Golden Vietnamese Cypress - Cupressaceae
    • {22} Dacrycarpus vieillardii - Podocarpaceae W/C
    • {22} Wollemia nobilis - Wollemi Pine - Araucariaceae
    • {23} Araucaria nemorosa - Boise araucaria - Araucariaceae
    • {23} Podocarpus matudae - Podocarpaceae
    • {24} Gnetum gnemon - Melindjo - Male Specimen - Gnetaceae
    • {25} Cycas revoluta - King Sago (male specimen) - Cycadaceae
    • {26} Cycas taitungensis - Prince Sago - Cycadaceae W/C
    • {27} Gnetum urens - Bell Bird's Heart - Gnetaceae
    • {0} Pinus engelmannii - Apache Pine - Pinaceae
    • {0} Pinus ponderosa - Ponderosa Pine - Pinaceae

    W/C = Wild Collected
    = Currently Flowering
    = Image(s) Available
    = map available for this accession
    = voucher(s) on file at CONN for this accession
    = accession added within past 90 days
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