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Widdringtonia (African cypress)
Taxonomy
Widdringtonia was named by Endlicher (1842). It is extant.
It was assigned to Cupressineae by Knowlton (1919); to Callitroideae by Gadek et al. (2000); and to Cupressaceae by Govaerts et al. (2023).
It was assigned to Cupressineae by Knowlton (1919); to Callitroideae by Gadek et al. (2000); and to Cupressaceae by Govaerts et al. (2023).
Species
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1842 | Widdringtonia Endlicher |
| 1919 | Widdringtonia Knowlton |
| 2000 | Widdringtonia Gadek et al. pp. 1048, 1056 |
| 2023 | Widdringtonia Govaerts et al. |
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G. Widdringtonia Endlicher 1842 [African cypress]
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†Widdringtonia complanata Lesquereux 1875
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available