Habit: tree, evergreen

Branchlets: base with leaf scars or bud scales

Leaves: Position: spirally arranged, radially spreading, pectinately arranged

Leaves: Shape: linear-lanceolate, flattened

Pollen Cone: Position: terminal, lateral

Seed Cones: Position: terminal, solitary

Seed Cones: Shape: conical-cylindric, cylindric

Seed Cones: Bract scales: apex reflexed or upcurved or cuspidate, ligulate-spatulate, 3-lobed

Seeds: Other Characteristics: with 1 lateral wing

Cotyledons number: 2, 3, 4

Germination: hypogeal