Taxaceae
Pinophyta (Gymnosperms): Pinophytina.
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Torreya californica. In this species the seed is entirely
enclosed in a fleshy aril. In other members of the family the aril forms a fleshy cylinder
that only partially envelops the otherwise naked seed. |
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