(from the article `gnetophyte`) ...leaves with 2 or 3 veins; mature cones often become fleshy and brightly coloured; 1 family, Ephedraceae; 1 genus, Ephedra, with about 35 ... ...plant body and the reproductive tissue to be responsive to both the physical and biological environments of the Mesozoic Era (245 to 66.4 million ... The ge... Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/g/41