Taxodiaceae
Taxodiaceae is a formerly recognized conifer family. It is today recognised as a paraphyletic grade of basal lineages within the Cupressaceae. It contains the following living genera: Athrotaxis Cryptomeria Cunninghamia Glyptostrobus Metasequoia Sequoia Sequoiadendron Taiwania Taxodium As proposed, genera of the former Taxodiaceae are grouped in the following subfamilies within the larger Cupressaceae: Athrotaxidoideae Quinn (Athrotaxis) Cunninghamioideae (Sieb. & Zucc.) Quinn (Cunninghamia) Sequoioideae (Luerss.) Quinn (Sequoia, Sequoiadendron, and Metasequoia) Taiwanioideae (Hayata) Quinn (Taiwania) Taxodioideae Endl. ex K. Koch (Taxodium, Glyptostrobus, and Cryptomeria) Evolution In earth's history Taxodiaceae were widespread. They are known since the Jurassic and can be found as fossil from Tertiary times. See also Taxodioideae External links Gymnosperm Database - Cupressaceae Gymnosperm Database - Sciadopityaceae Cupressaceae Pinales families Historically recognized plant families