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Sciadopityaceae

Equisetopsida - Cupressales - Sciadopityaceae

Taxonomy
Sciadopityaceae was named by Luerssen (1877). It is extant. It was considered unknown by Mabberley (2000).

It was assigned to Pinales by Mabberley (2000); to Coniferales by Christophel (1976), Taylor et al. (2008); and to Cupressales by Christenhusz et al. (2011).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1877Sciadopityaceae Luerssen p. 265
1976Sciadopityaceae Christophel
2000Sciadopityaceae Mabberley
2008Sciadopityaceae Taylor et al. p. 1029
2011Sciadopityaceae Christenhusz et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
subkingdomViridiplantaeCavalier-Smith 1981
Streptophyta(Jeffrey 1971)
superphylumEmbryophyta()
Tracheophyta(Sinnott 1935)
Pteridobiotina
superphylumPteridophytanae
RankNameAuthor
phylumEquisetophytaScott 1900
classEquisetopsidaAgardh 1825
subclassPinidae
orderCupressales
familySciadopityaceaeLuerssen 1877
familySciadopityaceaeLuerssen 1877

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.

Fm. Sciadopityaceae Luerssen 1877
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G. †Sciadopitophyllum Christophel 1973
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Sciadopitophyllum canadense Christophel 1973
G. †Sciadopitycutis Schneider 1969
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G. Sciadopitys Siebold and Zuccarini 1842
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available