Sequoia

Sequoia sempervirens

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Pinales
Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Divisio: Tracheophyta Divisio: Pinophyta Classis: Pinopsida Ordo: Pinales

Familia: Cupressaceae
Subfamilia: Sequoioideae
Genus: Sequoia
Species: S. sempervirens

Paleospecies: †S. affinis – †S. jeholensis – †S. maguanensis

Name

Sequoia Endl., Syn. Conif.: 197 (1847), nom. cons.

Type species: Sequoia sempervirens (D.Don) Endl. (Basionym: Taxodium sempervirens D.Don)

Synonyms

Condylocarpus Salisb. ex Lamb., Descr. Pinus, ed. 3, 1: 120 (1832).
Gigantabies J.Nelson, Pinaceae: 77 (1866), nom. nud.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Northern America Regional: Northwestern U.S.A. Oregon. Regional: Southwestern U.S.A. California. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References

Primary references

Endlicher, S.L. 1847. Synopsis Coniferarum. iv + 369 pp., Sangalli [Sankt Gallen]: Scheitlin & Zollikofer. BHL Reference page. : 197

Additional references

Meyer, H.W. & Manchester, S.R. 1997. The Oligocene Bridge Creek flora of the John Day Formation, Oregon. University of California Publications in the Geological Sciences 141: 1–364. ISBN 978-0-520-09816-9. Reference page.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2017. Sequoia in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2017 Feb. 23. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2017. Sequoia. Published online. Accessed: Feb. 23 2017.
Tropicos.org 2017. Sequoia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 23 Feb. 2017.

Vernacular names

български: Гигантска секвоя
čeština: Sekvoj vždyzelená
dansk: Rødtræ
Deutsch: Küstenmammutbaum
Ελληνικά: Σεκόια
English: Coast Redwood
Esperanto: Sekvojo
español: Secuoya
français: Séquoia à feuilles d'if
galego: Sequoia común
עברית: סקוויה
日本語: セコイア
македонски: Секвоја
Nederlands: Kustmammoetboom
polski: Sekwoja wiecznie zielona
русский: Секвойя
српски / srpski: Секвоја
svenska: Amerikansk sekvoja
Türkçe: sekoya
中文: 加州紅木

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