Stem: trunk generally flared at base; branches spreading to +- pendent, tips often upturned; young shoots 4-sided, in flat clusters, held horizontally.
Leaf: opposite, 2-ranked, +- not appearing whorled in 4s, closely appressed, scale-like, exposed part +- as long as wide.
Pollen Cone: terminal.
Seed Cone: erect to reflexed, woody, ovoid-oblong, tapered to point, maturing 1st year; scales in 4--6 pairs, +- overlapping, sharp-pointed near tip, thin, oblong, acute, leathery, middle 2--3 pairs fertile.
Seed: (1)2 per fertile scale, wings 2, +- equal; cotyledons 2.
Species In Genus: 5 species: northern North America, eastern Asia.
Etymology: (Greek: resinous tree)
Jepson eFlora Author: Jim A. Bartel
Index of California Plant Names (ICPN; linked via the Jepson Online Interchange)
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