Pseudotaxus W.C.Cheng
Habit: shrub, evergreen
Sexuality: dioecious
Branchlets: subopposite or subwhorled, base with leaf scars or bud scales
Branches: whorled
Important diagnostics: with twisted leaf bases
Leaves: Position: spirally arranged, 2-ranked
Leaves: Shape: linear or lanceolate, falcate
Pollen Cone: Shape: globose
Microsporophylls: shield-shaped
Seed Cones: Bract scales: decussate
Seeds: Shape: ovoid, nutlike
Seeds: Other Characteristics: apex mucronate
Cotyledons number: 2
Germination: epigeal