Cycadeoidaceae

Cycadeoidaceae
Temporal range:
Life reconstruction of Cycadeoidea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Order: Bennettitales
Family: Cycadeoidaceae
Genera

Cycadeoidaceae is a family of bennettitalean plants which flourished in the Mesozoic era. Two genera, Cycadeoidea and Monanthesia, are currently recognised though most species are poorly known. They had a similar morphology to cycads, with thick, branchless trunks covered in scale leaves.