Gymnospermae

Gymnospermae, or referred as Gymnosperms, is a Division of Kingdom Plantae under Sub-Kingdom Phanerogamae that includes conifers, cycads, Ginkgo, and gnetophytes.

Characteristic Features

 * Produce seeds
 * Seeds develop either on the surface of scales or leaves, often modified to form cones, or at the end of short stalks as in Ginkgo

Further Classification

 * Sub-Division Pinophyta
 * Sub-Division Ginkgophyta
 * Sub-Division Cycadophyta
 * Sub-Division Gnetophyta