Pectinopitys
| Pectinopitys | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Pectinopitys ferruginea | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Gymnospermae |
| Division: | Pinophyta |
| Class: | Pinopsida |
| Order: | Araucariales |
| Family: | Podocarpaceae |
| Genus: | C.N.Page |
| Type species | |
| Pectinopitys ferruginea | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
| Stachypitys A.V.Bobrov & Melikyan | |
Pectinopitys is a small genus of conifers from South America and Australasia belonging to the podocarp family, Podocarpaceae. It was split out from the Prumnopitys complex by British botanist Chris Page in 2019.[2] It is still considered as closely allied to this genus and Sundacarpus.
Species
- Pectinopitys exigua (de Laub.) C.N.Page – Bolivia
- Pectinopitys ferruginea (G.Benn. ex D.Don) C.N.Page – New Zealand
- Pectinopitys ferruginoides (Compton) C.N.Page – New Caledonia
- Pectinopitys harmsiana (Pilg.) C.N.Page – South America
- Pectinopitys ladei (F.M.Bailey) C.N.Page – Queensland, Australia
- Pectinopitys standleyi (J.Buchholz & N.E.Gray) C.N.Page – Costa Rica
References
- ^ "Pectinopitys C.N.Page". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 11 March 2025.
- ^ Page, Christopher N. (2019). "New and maintained genera in the taxonomic alliance of Prumnopitys s.l. (Podocarpaceae), and circumscription of a new genus: Pectinopitys". New Zealand Journal of Botany. 57 (3): 137–153. Bibcode:2019NZJB...57..137P. doi:10.1080/0028825X.2019.1625933. S2CID 198252718.