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Glyptostrobus is a small genus of conifers in the family Cupressaceae (formerly in the family Taxodiaceae). The sole living species, Glyptostrobus pensilis, is native to subtropical southeastern China, from Fujian west to southeast Yunnan, and also very locally in northern Vietnam and Borikhamxai Province of eastern Laos near the Vietnam border. It typically grows in river banks, ponds and swamps, growing in water up to 60 cm (24 in) deep. Like the related genus Taxodium, it produces 'cypress knees' when growing in water, thought to help transport oxygen to the roots.

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  • Glyptostrobus is a small genus of conifers in the family Cupressaceae (formerly in the family Taxodiaceae). The sole living species, Glyptostrobus pensilis, is native to subtropical southeastern China, from Fujian west to southeast Yunnan, and also very locally in northern Vietnam and Borikhamxai Province of eastern Laos near the Vietnam border. The genus formerly had a much wider range, covering most of the Northern Hemisphere, including the high Arctic in the Paleocene and Eocene. The oldest known fossils are late Cretaceous in age, found in North America. It contributed greatly to the coal swamps of the Cenozoic era. It was reduced to its current range before and during the Pleistocene ice ages. G. pensilis is a medium-sized to large tree, reaching 30 m (98 ft) tall and with a trunk diameter of up to 1 m (3.3 ft), possibly more. The leaves are deciduous, spirally arranged but twisted at the base to lie in two horizontal ranks, 5–20 mm (0.20–0.79 in) long and 1–2 mm (0.039–0.079 in) broad, but 2–3 mm (0.079–0.118 in) long and scale-like on shoots in the upper crown. The cones are green maturing yellow-brown, pear-shaped, 2–3 cm (0.79–1.18 in) long and 1–1.5 cm (0.39–0.59 in) diameter, broadest near the apex. They open when mature to release the small, 5–20 mm (0.20–0.79 in) long, winged seeds. It typically grows in river banks, ponds and swamps, growing in water up to 60 cm (24 in) deep. Like the related genus Taxodium, it produces 'cypress knees' when growing in water, thought to help transport oxygen to the roots. The species is nearly extinct in the wild due to overcutting for its valuable decay-resistant, scented wood, but it is also fairly widely planted along the banks of rice paddies where its roots help to stabilise the banks by reducing soil erosion. (en)
  • Glyptostrobus est un genre de plantes gymnospermes de la famille des Cupressaceae, ne comprenant qu'une seule espèce encore en vie, Glyptostrobus pensilis, arbre originaire d'Indochine et du sud-est de la Chine. Les espèces fossiles sont principalement représentées par Glyptostrobus europaeus. (fr)
  • Glyptostrobus è un genere di conifere appartenente alla famiglia delle Cupressaceae (Precedentemente alla famiglia delle Taxodiaceae). L'unica specie vivente, il cipresso delle paludi cinese (Glyptostrobus pensilis) è nativo del sud-est della Cina subtropicale, con un areale che si estende dall'ovest del Fujian al sud-est dello Yunnan, è presente inoltre nel Vietnam settentrionale e nella provincia di Borikhamxai nel Laos meridionale in prossimità del confine vietnamita. Il genere in precedenza aveva un areale molto più ampio che nel Paleocene ed Eocene arrivava a coprire gran parte dell'emisfero settentrionale compreso l'alto Artico. I fossili più antichi conosciuti sono stati rinvenuti in nord America e appartengono al tardo Cretaceo. Il suo areale si ridusse a quello attuale durante le ere glaciali del Pleistocene. (it)
  • Glyptostrobus is een geslacht van coniferen, die behoort bij de cipresfamilie (Cupressaceae). De enige nog levende soort is . (nl)
  • Glyptostrobus é um pequeno género de coníferas pertencente à família Cupressaceae, com uma única espécie extante, Glyptostrobus pensilis, mas a que pertenciam algumas espécies do Terciário, presententemente extintas. (pt)
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  • Glyptostrobus pensilis (en)
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  • *†Glyptostrobus europaeus *†Glyptostrobus nordenskioldii *Glyptostrobus pensilis (en)
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  • Glyptostrobus (en)
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  • Glyptostrobus est un genre de plantes gymnospermes de la famille des Cupressaceae, ne comprenant qu'une seule espèce encore en vie, Glyptostrobus pensilis, arbre originaire d'Indochine et du sud-est de la Chine. Les espèces fossiles sont principalement représentées par Glyptostrobus europaeus. (fr)
  • Glyptostrobus is een geslacht van coniferen, die behoort bij de cipresfamilie (Cupressaceae). De enige nog levende soort is . (nl)
  • Glyptostrobus é um pequeno género de coníferas pertencente à família Cupressaceae, com uma única espécie extante, Glyptostrobus pensilis, mas a que pertenciam algumas espécies do Terciário, presententemente extintas. (pt)
  • Glyptostrobus is a small genus of conifers in the family Cupressaceae (formerly in the family Taxodiaceae). The sole living species, Glyptostrobus pensilis, is native to subtropical southeastern China, from Fujian west to southeast Yunnan, and also very locally in northern Vietnam and Borikhamxai Province of eastern Laos near the Vietnam border. It typically grows in river banks, ponds and swamps, growing in water up to 60 cm (24 in) deep. Like the related genus Taxodium, it produces 'cypress knees' when growing in water, thought to help transport oxygen to the roots. (en)
  • Glyptostrobus è un genere di conifere appartenente alla famiglia delle Cupressaceae (Precedentemente alla famiglia delle Taxodiaceae). L'unica specie vivente, il cipresso delle paludi cinese (Glyptostrobus pensilis) è nativo del sud-est della Cina subtropicale, con un areale che si estende dall'ovest del Fujian al sud-est dello Yunnan, è presente inoltre nel Vietnam settentrionale e nella provincia di Borikhamxai nel Laos meridionale in prossimità del confine vietnamita. (it)
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  • Glyptostrobus (en)
  • Glyptostrobus (fr)
  • Glyptostrobus (it)
  • Glyptostrobus (nl)
  • Glyptostrobus (pt)
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