Glyptostrobus

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Glyptostrobus (swamp cypress; family Taxodiaceae) A monotypic genus, G. lineata (Chinese swamp cypress), of deciduous conifers in which the soft leaves are arranged in 3 ranks and the cones are egg-shaped with shield-like scales. The trunk has a large basal buttress. It occurs in south-eastern China and is sometimes cultivated.

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