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Cycadophytina

Cycadophytina

9.9
A group of palm-like plants that make seeds, including living and fossil cycads
  • noun
  • /ˌsaɪkəˈdɒfɪˌtiːnə/
  • Specialized
: Cicadofitina
  • The garden features several living representatives of Cycadophytina, including rare cycads.

Examples

  • Fossils of Cycadophytina have been found in rocks dating back to the Permian period.

  • Botanists debate whether Cycadophytina represents a natural evolutionary group or a form-based classification.

  • The Cycadophytina group includes many ancient species.

  • Did you know that Cycadophytina were prevalent during the Mesozoic Era?

  • The garden features several living representatives of Cycadophytina, including rare cycads.

  • Fossils of Cycadophytina have been found in rocks dating back to the Permian period.

  • Did you know that Cycadophytina were prevalent during the Mesozoic Era?

Synonyms

Cycadopsida
vsCycadophytina
  • Specialized
9.9

A group of palmlike seed plants, including living cycads and extinct relatives

is treated flexibly as a class or a lower subdivision
Cycadophyta
vsCycadophytina
  • Specialized
9.9

A group of palm-like seed plants, mostly extinct but with some living species

is used more broadly or as an alternate taxonomic rank

Surface Forms

Cycadophytina singular
Cycadophytinas plural

Morphology

Cycadophytina = Cycadophyta (opaque) = cycad + ophyt + ina

Formed by adding the specialized taxonomic suffix '-ina' to a higher-level taxon ('Cycadophyta'); the rank suffix is technical and not transparent to average learners.

Etymology

Cycadophytina comes from cycad (a palm-like plant) and the root phyta meaning 'plant'. So the name simply means a group of 'cycad' plants, including both living and extinct types.