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Gnetophyta: The Gnetophyta are a division of the plant kingdom - included among the gymnosperms. Living representatives are found in 3 families in the Class Gnetopsida - Order Gnetales. These three families are Gnetacaea (Gneturns) - Welwitschiaceae (Welwitschia) - and the Ephedraceae (Mormon-teas). Each family is represented by just one genus. Subcategories for the Gnetophyta are established at the family level for the Ephedraceae and the genus level for the other representatives. Flora and Fauna Plantae Gnetophyta:
 GnetophytaScience: Gnetophyta, Plantae Gnetophyta A few images of each family Gnetophyta . Gnetophyta: An Enigmatic Group of Seed PlantsScience: Gnetophyta, Plantae Gnetophyta Slide show introduction to the group An Enigmatic Group of Seed Plants . Phylum Gnetophyta (Vessel Bearing Gymnosperms)Science: Phylum, Plantae Gnetophyta Characteristics of the group Gnetophyta (Vessel Bearing Gymnosperms) with representative images. EphedraceaeScience: Ephedraceae, Plantae Gnetophyta · Description of the Mormon-tea or joint-fir family Ephedraceae found worldwide except in Australia, mostly in semiarid habitats. Gnetum montanumScience: Gnetum, Plantae Gnetophyta · Image montanum . Gnetum - GnetophytaScience: Gnetum, Plantae Gnetophyta · Description of this genus of tropical lianas Gnetophyta with descriptions of six species and some images. Conservation of Welwitschia mirabilis - GnetophytaScience: Conservation, Plantae Gnetophyta · Brief description of the plant and challenges of cultivation of Welwitschia mirabilis Gnetophyta with an old botanical plate illustrating the plant's morphology. Welwitschia mirabilisScience: Welwitschia, Plantae Gnetophyta · Description of this dioecious perennial plant of southwest Africa mirabilis often described as "unlike any known plant on earth.". Index Nominum GenericorumFlora and Fauna Plantae - A collaborative project of the International Association for Plant Taxonomy and the Smithsonian Institution Nominum Genericorum providing a compilation of generic names published for all organisms covered by the International Code of Botanical Nomenclature. Natural Perspective: Plant KingdomFlora and Fauna Plantae - Introduction to the Plant Kingdom with information on some of the divisions which make up this group Perspective: Plant Kingdom . Botanical Word Meanings and Name DerivationsFlora and Fauna Plantae - References on California plant names Word Meanings and Name Derivations meanings and derivations from Latin and Greek roots, with biographical information on western botanists and collectors. Digital Flora of Texas - Vascular Plant Image Library - GnetophytaFlora and Fauna Plantae - Large collection of photographs Flora of Texas Vascular Plant Image Library Gnetophyta arranged by family. Land Plants OnlineFlora and Fauna Plantae - Southern Illinois University's guide to the taxonomic and evolutionary relations among terrestrial plants Plants Online with extensive links to other resources. | |||||||||
