Pseudovoltzia
nomenclatorial act:
protologue/first publication
Bibliography:
Page:
406
diagnosis:
Female cones cylindrical, isolated, erect, terminal in position on ultimate branches, with spirally disposed bracts and in each of their axils one fan-like ovaliferous scale, which is most frequently deeply fivelobated in the upper expanded half, contracted to a sort of petiole in the lower one and bear 2-3 ovate seeds on the lower part of the expanded portion. Whether the scales are simple or not cannot be accurately determined. Seeds with a narrow membranous margin.
systematic position:
conifers
typeseries:
Geinitz, 1880, p. 26, pl. 5, f. 1,2,5-8,10-19.
