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Nothotsuga
Sign in to saveNothotsuga is a genus of coniferous trees in the family Pinaceae endemic to China. Nothotsuga contains only one living species, Nothotsuga longibracteata, commonly known as the bristlecone hemlock or chang bao tie shan (), which is found in southeastern China, in southern Fujian, northern Guangdong, northeast Guangxi, northeast Guizhou, and southwest Hunan.
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- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassPinopsida
- OrderPinales
- FamilyPinaceae
Lõunatsuuga (Nothotsuga) on männiliste sugukonda kuuluv igihaljaste puude perekond. Perekonna ainuke liik on lõunatsuuga, mis kasvab pärismaisena Hiina kaguosas.
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Nothotsuga is a genus of coniferous trees in the family Pinaceae endemic to China. Nothotsuga contains only one living species, Nothotsuga longibracteata, commonly known as the bristlecone hemlock or chang bao tie shan (), which is found in southeastern China, in southern Fujian, northern Guangdong, northeast Guangxi, northeast Guizhou, and southwest Hunan.
The genus was more diverse in the past, with its earliest fossils being known from Europe during the late Eocene epoch, with the genus being present in Europe as recently as the Pliocene. The oldest fossils near its current distribution dating to the Miocene epoch.