Sub-topic #1: Family Lumpers
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- Pinophyta has 6-7 families, namely:
- Pinaceae
- Araucariaceae
- Cupressaceae
- Podocarpaceae
- Taxaceae
- Cephalotaxaceae
- Sciadopityaceae
- Family Sciadopityaceae was was once absorbed under Cupressaceae
- Others have absorbed Cephalotaxaceae under Taxaceae and considered into as a Genera
- Pinaceae and Araucariaceae are restricted only to the Southern Hemisphere.
- 71 genera, 670 species (makes 0.3% of the species diversity of land plants).
- Pinus is the largest extant genus with 20 species found in Northern Hemisphere.
- Podocarpus is currently at 105 species found in Southern Hemisphere.