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Many systems of classification of Gymnosperms have been proposed by different authors. According to the Classification of Sporne (1965), Gymnosperms are classified into three classes. Among them the second one is Coniferopsida. In the previous article, Orders of the first Class Cycadopsida were portrayed. Click here to see the Article. …

Gymnosperms are seed-producing plants that do not produce any covering surrounding the seed i.e. the seed remains naked. The word ‘Gymnosperm’ originates from Gk. ‘gymnos’ meaning ‘naked’ and Gk. ‘sperma’ meaning ‘seeds’. A Greek botanist named Theophrastus first used the term ‘Gymnosperm’ in 300 BC in his book ‘Enquiry into …