Sequoia

Sequoia sempervirens

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: 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, 2nd 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. Reference page.
• Tropicos.org 2017. Sequoia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 23 Feb. 2017. Reference page.

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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