Laricoideae

Laricoideae
	Two European larches ( Larix decidua )
Systematics
Department :	Vascular plants (tracheophyta)
Subdivision :	Seed plants (Spermatophytina)
Class :	Coniferopsida
Order :	Conifers (Coniferales)
Family :	Pine family (Pinaceae)
Subfamily :	Laricoideae
Scientific name
	Laricoideae
	( Rendle ) Pilg. & Melch.

Laricoideae is a subfamily of the pine family (Pinaceae). It is assigned to three types. Representatives of this subfamily can be found in the northern hemisphere.

description

The species from the subfamily Laricoideae grow as evergreen or deciduous trees . The leaves are needle-like.

All representatives are single-sexed ( monoecious ). The seed cones do not have an umbo and the cone scales have a broad base. The whitish seeds have attached wings. Furthermore, there are no resin bubbles on the seeds.

Systematics

The subfamily Laricoideae was established by Robert Knud Friedrich Pilger and Hans Melchior .

There are three recent genera in the subfamily Laricoideae, one of which is monotypical , i.e. consists of only one species.

Cathaya , monotypical
Larchs ( Larix ) are the type genus for this subfamily.
Douglas firs ( Pseudotsuga )

swell

Christopher J. Earle: Pinaceae. In: The Gymnosperm Database. www.conifers.org, November 23, 2012, accessed on May 19, 2013 .

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d Christopher J. Earle: Pinaceae. In: The Gymnosperm Database. www.conifers.org, November 23, 2012, accessed on May 19, 2013 .
↑ subfamily Laricoideae. In: Biological Library. www.biolib.cz, accessed on May 19, 2013 (English).

[Conifers-1] Christopher J. Earle: Pinaceae. In: The Gymnosperm Database. www.conifers.org, November 23, 2012, accessed on May 19, 2013 .

[Biolib-2] subfamily Laricoideae. In: Biological Library. www.biolib.cz, accessed on May 19, 2013 (English).