Sequoia sempervirens

Big Basin Redwoods State Park, California

Mount Tamalpais, Marin Co., California

Taxonavigation

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

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

Name

Sequoia sempervirens (D.Don) Endl., Syn. Conif.: 198 (1847).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Taxodium sempervirens D.Don in A.B.Lambert, Descr. Pinus 2: 24, t. 4 (1824).
• Homotypic
  • Schubertia sempervirens (D.Don) Spach, Hist. Nat. Vég. 11: 353 (1841).
  • Steinhauera sempervirens (D.Don) Voss, Mitt. Deutsch. Dendrol. Ges. 16: 90 (1907).
• Heterotypic
  • Taxodium nutkaense Lamb. ex Endl., Syn. Conif.: 198 (1847).
  • Sequoia religiosa C.Presl, Epimel. Bot.: 237 (1851).
  • Condylocarpus sempervirens Salisb. ex Carrière, Traité Gén. Conif.: 163 (1855).
  • Gigantabies taxifolia J.Nelson, Pinaceae: 78 (1866).
  • Sequoia pyramidata Carrière, Traité Gén. Conif., ed. 2: 211 (1867).
  • Sequoia sempervirens var. adpressa Carrière, Traité Gén. Conif., ed. 2: 211 (1867).
  • Sequoia taxifolia K.Koch, Dendrologie 2(2): 194 (1873).
  • Sequoia sempervirens var. glauca R.Sm., Pl. Fir Tribe: 41 (1874).
  • Sequoia sempervirens f. adpressa (Carrière) Beissn., Handb. Conif.: 21 (1887).
  • Sequoia sempervirens var. albospica G.Nicholson, Ill. Dict. Gard. 3: 422 (1887).
  • Sequoia sempervirens pendula Rovelli, Cat. 142: 33 (1899).
  • Sequoia sempervirens var. pendula (Rovelli) C.K.Schneid. in E.E.Silva Tarouca, Uns. Freil.-Nadelhölzer: 272 (1913).
  • Sequoia sempervirens var. nana-pendula Hornibr., Dwarf Conifers: 156 (1923).
  • Sequoia sempervirens f. glauca (R.Sm.) Rehder, Bibliogr. Cult. Trees: 41 (1949).
  • Sequoia sempervirens f. pendula (Rovelli) Rehder, Bibliogr. Cult. Trees: 41 (1949).

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. 
• Lambert, A.B. (with contributions by Don, D. & Bauer, F.L.) 1824. Description of the genus Pinus: illustrated with figures, directions relative to the cultivation, and remarks on the uses of the several species: also descriptions of many other trees of the family of Coniferæ ... to which is added an appendix containing descriptions and figures of some other remarkable plants, and an account of the Lambertian herbarium. [Volume Two]. vi + 42 pp, 17 tab. London: J. White. BHL Reference page.  (basionym).

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Sequoia sempervirens in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Dec 30. Reference page. 
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Sequoia sempervirens in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service.

Vernacular names

Afrikaans: Rooihoutboom
العربية: سيكويا دائمة الخضرة
azərbaycanca: Sekvoya
Boarisch: Kystenmaamutbaam
беларуская: Секвоя
български: Гигантска секвоя
català: Sequoia
čeština: Sekvoj vždyzelená
dansk: Rødtræ
Deutsch: Küstenmammutbaum
dolnoserbski: Pśimórski mamutowy bom
Ελληνικά: Σεκόια
English: Coast Redwood
Esperanto: Sekvojo
español: Sequoia
eesti: Ranniksekvoia
euskara: Sekuoia luze
فارسی: سکویای همیشه‌سبز
suomi: Jättiläispunapuu
français: Séquoia à feuilles d'if
galego: Sequoia
עברית: סקוויה נאה
hrvatski: Obalna sekvoja
hornjoserbsce: Přimórski žerowc
magyar: Tengerparti mamutfenyő
հայերեն: Սեքվոյա
íslenska: Strandrauðviður
italiano: Sequoia sempreverde
日本語: セコイア
ქართული: მარადმწვანე სეკვოია
қазақша: Секвойя
перем коми: Секвойя
한국어: 세쿼이아
Ripoarisch: Mammutboohm
коми: Секвойя
lietuvių: Visžalė sekvoja
latviešu: Mūžzaļā sekvoja
македонски: Крајбрежна црвена секвоја
кырык мары: Секвойя
မြန်မာဘာသာ: ဆီကွိုင်းယားပင်
Nāhuatl: Quināmehtlatzcan
Nederlands: Kustmammoetboom
norsk: Kystsequoia
polski: Sekwoja wieczniezielona
پنجابی: سیکوئیا
português: Sequoia vermelha
русский: Секвойя
srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски: Obalna sekvoja
slovenčina: Sekvoja vždyzelená
slovenščina: Obalna sekvoja
српски / srpski: Црвена Секвоја
svenska: Amerikansk sekvoja
தமிழ்: கலிபோர்னியா செம்மரம்
Türkçe: Kıyı sekoyası
удмурт: Секвойя
українська: Секвоя
walon: Secoya
吴语: 加州红木
中文: 加州紅木

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