Taxophytina (Noun)
Meaning
Yews: in some systems classified as a class (Taxopsida) and in others as a subdivision (Taxophytina) used in some classifications for one of five subdivisions of Gymnospermophyta.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- Taxophytina is a subdivision used in some classifications for one of the subdivisions of Gymnospermophyta that includes yews.
- Some botanists categorize Taxophytina as a division of plants containing conifers and yews.
- A classification system groups conifers and yews together under the subdivision Taxophytina.
- Yews are sometimes classified under the class Taxopsida, but others categorize it as Taxophytina.
- The botanical classification of yews into the subdivision Taxophytina remains a subject of debate among botanists.