
Gnetophytes
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Scientific name | Gnetophyta |
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Class | Gnetopsida |
Kingdom | Plantae |
Higher classification | Plants |
Rank | Phylum |
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ID | 1466517 |
About Gnetophytes
Gnetophyta is a division of plants, grouped within the gymnosperms, that consists of some 70 species across the three relict genera: Gnetum, Welwitschia, and Ephedra. Fossilized pollen attributed to a close relative of Ephedra has been dated as far back as the Early Cretaceous.