What is Pinaceae?
{{taxobox | image = Pinophyta three.JPG| image_width = 250px | image_caption = ''Pinus, Larix'' and ''Abies'' side by side. | regnum = [[Plant]]ae | divisio = [[Pinophyta]] | classis = [[Pinopsida]] | ordo = [[Pinales]] | familia = '''Pinaceae''' | authority = [[John Lindley|Lindley]] 1836. | subdivision_ranks = Genera | subdivision = Subfamily '''Pinoideae'''<br/> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;''[[Pine|Pinus]]'' - pines (about 115 species)<br/> Subfamily '''Piceoideae'''<br/> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;''[[Spruce|Picea]]'' - spruces (about 35 species)<br/> Subfamily '''Laricoideae'''<br/> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;''[[Cathaya]]'' (one species)<br/> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;''[[Larch|Larix]]'' - larches (about 14 species)<br/> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;''[[Douglas-fir|Pseudotsuga]]'' - douglas-firs (five species)<br/> Subfamily '''Abietoideae'''<br/> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;''[[Pseudolarix]]'' - golden larch (one species)<br/> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;''[[Fir|Abies]]'' - firs (about 50 species)<br/> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;''[[Cedrus]]'' - cedars (two to four species)<br/> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;''[[Keteleeria]]'' (three species)<br/> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;''[[Nothotsuga]]'' (one species)<br/> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;''[[Tsuga]]'' - hemlock (nine species) }} '''Pinaceae''' (the '''pine family''') are trees or shrubs, including many of the well-known [[conifer]]s of commercial importance such as [[cedar]]s, [[fir]]s, [[Tsuga|hemlocks]], [[larch]]es, [[pine]]s and [[spruce]]s. The family is included in the order [[Pinales]], formerly known as [[Coniferales]]. Pinaceae are [[monophyletic]]. They are the largest living conifer family in species diversity, with between 220-250 species in 11 genera, and the second-largest (after [[Cupressaceae]]) in geographical range. They are found in most of the [[Northern Hemisphere]] with most species in temperate climates. The family often forms the dominant component of [[boreal]], [[coastal]] and [[montane]] forests. One species just crosses the [[equator]] in southeast Asia. Major c