Torreya
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Description: Description of this genus.
Torreya (stinking-cedar) description in Sequoia National Park, CA [C.J. Earle, 2001.03.24]. Torreya, stinking-cedar; 榧'属 fei shu shu [Chinese]. "Trees dioecious. Bark brown to grayish brown, tinged with orange, fissured. Branches spreading to drooping; twigs nearly opposite. Leaves mostly appearing 2-ranked, rigid; stomates abaxial, in 2 narrow, glaucous, whitish or brownish bands; apex sharp-pointed, spine-tipped, sharp to touch; resin canal central. Pollen cones ovoid or oblong, with 6 - 8 whorls of 4 sporophylls, each bearing 4 sporangia. Ovules 2, only 1 of each pair maturing. Seed maturing in 2 years; aril green or green with purple streaks, resinous, leathery, thin, completely enclosing woody seed coat, splitting into 2 parts at maturity; albumen ruminate.
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| Date | Creation Date: 1999-07-05T23:38:04Z Expiry Date: 2014-07-05T23:38:04Z |