Taxodiaceae

Taxodiaceae is a formerly recognized conifer family. It is today recognised as a paraphyleticgrade of basal lineages within the Cupressaceae, with the exception of Sciadopitys verticillata, which has been reclassified into its own family, the Sciadopityaceae.

The Taxodiaceae contains the following living genera:

• Athrotaxis
• Cryptomeria
• Cunninghamia
• Glyptostrobus
• Metasequoia
• Sequoia
• Sequoiadendron
• Taiwania
• Taxodium

As proposed, genera of the former Taxodiaceae are grouped in the following subfamilies within the larger Cupressaceae:

• Athrotaxidoideae Quinn (Athrotaxis)
• Cunninghamioideae (Sieb. & Zucc.) Quinn (Cunninghamia)
• Sequoioideae (Luerss.) Quinn (Sequoia, Sequoiadendron, and Metasequoia)
• Taiwanioideae (Hayata) Quinn (Taiwania)
• Taxodioideae Endl. ex K. Koch (Taxodium, Glyptostrobus, and Cryptomeria)[1]