Metasequoia glyptostroboides

Metasequoia glyptostroboides, foliage and seed cones

Metasequoia glyptostroboides, foliage and pollen cones

The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Metasequoia glyptostroboides is listed as Endangered.

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Cupressaceae
Subfamilia: Sequoioideae
Genus: Metasequoia
Species: Metasequoia glyptostroboides

Name

Metasequoia glyptostroboides Hu & W.C.Cheng, Bull. Fan Mem. Inst. Biol., n.s., 1: 154 (1948).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Sequoia glyptostroboides (Hu & W.C.Cheng) Weide, Feddes Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 66: 185 (1962).
• Heterotypic
  • Metasequoia glyptostroboides var. caespitosa Y.H.Long & Y.Wu, Bull. Bot. Res., Harbin 4(1): 149 (1984).
    • Metasequoia glyptostroboides subsp. caespitosa (Y.H.Long & Y.Wu) Silba, J. Int. Conifer Preserv. Soc. 17: 25 (2010).
  • Metasequoia honshuenensis Silba & Callahan, J. Int. Conifer Preserv. Soc. 7: 2 (2000).
  • Metasequoia neopangaea Silba, J. Int. Conifer Preserv. Soc. 9: 9 (2002).
    • Metasequoia glyptostroboides subsp. neopangaea (Silba) Silba, J. Int. Conifer Preserv. Soc. 17: 25 (2010).

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

• Hu, H.H. & Cheng, W.-C. 1948. On the new family Metasequoiaceae and on Metasequoia glyptostroboides, a living species of the genus Metasequoia found in Szechuan and Hupeh. Bulletin of the Fan Memorial Institute of Biology, new series 1: 154–161. Yandex Reference page. 

Links

• Farjon, A. 2013. Metasequoia glyptostroboides. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2013. IUCN Red List Category: Endangered . DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T32317A2814244.en.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Metasequoia glyptostroboides in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 February 13. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2024. Metasequoia glyptostroboides. Published online. Accessed: February 13 2024.
• Hassler, M. 2024. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Metasequoia glyptostroboides. Accessed: 13 February 2024.
• Hassler, M. 2024. Metasequoia glyptostroboides. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2024. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2024 February 13. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

العربية: سكويا الفجر
català: Secoya de l'alba
čeština: Metasekvoje čínská
dansk: Vandgran
Deutsch: Urweltmammutbaum
English: Dawn Redwood
Esperanto: Metasekvojo
español: Metasecuoya
eesti: Metasekvoia
suomi: Kiinanpunapuu
français: Métaséquoïa de Chine
עברית: מטסקוויה
hrvatski: Kineska metasekvoja
magyar: Kínai mamutfenyő, ősmamutfenyő, kínai ősfenyő, szecsuani mamutfenyő
italiano: Metasequoia
日本語: メタセコイア
перем коми: Метасеквойя
한국어: 메타세콰이아
коми: Метасеквойя
кырык мары: Метасеквойя
Nederlands: Watercipres
norsk: Metasequoiaslekten
polski: Metasekwoja chińska
português: Metasequoia
русский: Метасеквойя
slovenčina: Metasekvoja čínska
svenska: Kinesisk sekvoja
Türkçe: Su ladini
удмурт: Метасеквойя
Tiếng Việt: Thủy sam
中文: 水杉

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