Genus Diselma

Species in the genus Diselma of plants

Diselma

Diselma - It is a dioecious shrub or rarely a small tree, growing to 1-6 m. The leaves are scale-like, 2-3 mm long, arranged in four ranks in opposite decussate pairs. The cones are among the smallest of any conifer, 2-3 mm long, green ripening brown in about 7-8 months from pollination, and have four scales arranged in two opposite pairs, each scale bearing a short bract; the upper pair of scales bearing two small winged seeds.