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Geinitzia biforma

Pinopsida - Pinales - Taxaceae

Taxonomy
Sequoia biformis was named by Lesquereux (1875). It is not extant.

It was recombined as Geinitzia biforma by Knowlton (1900), Knowlton (1919).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
G. divaricata, G. Jenneyi, G. reichenbachii, G. rigida

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1875Sequoia biformis Lesquereux
1900Geinitzia biforma Knowlton
1919Geinitzia biforma Knowlton

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
subkingdomViridiplantaeCavalier-Smith 1981
—Streptophyta(Jeffrey 1971)
superphylumEmbryophyta()
—Tracheophyta(Sinnott 1935)
phylumSpermatophyta
—Pinophyta()
RankNameAuthor
classPinopsidaBurnett 1833
orderPinales
familyTaxaceae
subfamilyTaxodieae
genusGeinitziaEndlicher 1847
speciesbiforma(Lesquereux 1875)

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

†Geinitzia biforma Lesquereux 1875
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Diagnosis
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Measurements
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Diet: "photoautotroph"superp
Created: 2026-03-30 14:38:16
Modified: 2026-03-30 14:38:16
Source: superp = superphylum
Reference: Kenrick and Crane 1997
Collections
No collection or age range data are available