Metasequoia

Metasequoia glyptostroboides

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Pinales 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Diaphoretickes
Cladus: CAM
Cladus: Archaeplastida
Regnum: Plantae
Divisio: Tracheophyta
Divisio: Pinophyta
Classis: Pinopsida
Ordo: Pinales

Familia: Cupressaceae
Subfamilia: Sequoioideae
Genus: Metasequoia
Species: M. glyptostroboides
Paleospecies: †M. disticha – †M. foxii – †M. milleri – †M. occidentalis

Name

Metasequoia Hu & W.C.Cheng, Bull. Fan Mem. Inst. Biol. (n.s.) 1(2): 154. (1948), nom. cons. against Metasequoia Miki, Jap. J. Bot. 11: 261. (1941)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
  • Continental: Asia-Temperate
    • Regional: China
      • China South-Central (Chongqing, Hubei), China Southeast (Hunan).

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

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Vernacular names

  • čeština: Metasekvoje čínská
  • dansk: Vandgran
  • Deutsch: Urweltmammutbaum
  • Ελληνικά: Μετασεκόια
  • English: Dawn Redwood
  • suomi: Kiinanpunapuut
  • Türkçe: Şafak Sekoyası
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