Sciadopitys

Sciadopitys; Temporal range: Late Cretaceous–Recent PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
	Sciadopitys verticillata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Gymnospermae
Division:	Pinophyta
Class:	Pinopsida
Order:	Pinales
Family:	Sciadopityaceae
Genus:	Sciadopitys; Siebold & Zucc.
Species
	Sciadopitys verticillata; †Sciadopitys tertiaria; †Sciadopitys yezo-koshizakae;

Sciadopitys, commonly called kōyamaki trees, are a genus of a unique conifers now endemic to Japan. It is the sole living genus of umbrella pines in the family Sciadopityaceae. The oldest fossils of Sciadopitys are from the Late Cretaceous of Japan, and the genus was widespread in Laurasia during most of the Cenozoic, especially in Europe until the Pliocene. Sciadopitys has one extant member, S. verticillata.^[1]

References

^ Hofmann, Christa-Ch.; Odgerel, Nyamsambuu; Seyfullah, Leyla J. (2021). "The occurrence of pollen of Sciadopityaceae Luerss. through time" (PDF). Fossil Imprint. 77 (2): 271–281. doi:10.37520/fi.2021.019. ISSN 2533-4069. S2CID 245555379.

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[1] Hofmann, Christa-Ch.; Odgerel, Nyamsambuu; Seyfullah, Leyla J. (2021). "The occurrence of pollen of Sciadopityaceae Luerss. through time" (PDF). Fossil Imprint. 77 (2): 271–281. doi:10.37520/fi.2021.019. ISSN 2533-4069. S2CID 245555379.

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