Cupressidae

Cupressidae
Wollemia nobilis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Gymnospermae
Division: Pinophyta
Class: Pinopsida
Subclass: Cupressidae
Doweld
Orders and families

Cupressidae is a proposed subclass of conifers comprising the orders of Araucariales and Cupressales. It was originally erected by Alexander Doweld and contained just Cupressales. In 2022, a study expanded it to include Araucariales and Cupressales.