Pectinopitys is a small genus of conifers from South America and Australasia belonging to the podocarp family, Podocarpaceae. It was split out from the Prumnopitys complex by British botanist Chris Pa
Conifers are a group of vascular plants and a subset of gymnosperms. They are primarily perennial, woody trees and shrubs, mostly evergreen with a regular branching pattern, reproducing with male and
Tallest: Sequoia sempervirens can reach a height of 116.07 metres (380.8 ft).
Oldest: Pinus longaeva can reach an age of 4,700 years.
The narrow conical shape of boreal conifers, and their downward-drooping limbs, help them shed snow.