Proper noun

1. a botanical name at the rank of family. Circumscription and placement of the family varies with taxonomic system and viewpoint. For the past few decades circumscription has been stable. Placement has been in the order Pinales or Coniferales.

See also

• Abies
• Cathaya
• Cedrus
• Keteleeria
• Nothotsuga
• Larix
• Picea
• Pinus
• Pseudolarix
• Pseudotsuga
• Tsuga

Usage notes

• Wikipedia and Wikispecies has totally different taxonomy between division Pinophyta and family Pinaceae