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Family
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Nomenclature
Scientific Name:
Sequoia Endl., Syn. Conif. 197 (1847)
Type Taxon:
Vernacular Name(s):
Californian redwood; coast redwood; Redwood; Sequoia
Description
Very large evergreen tree; branches irregularly whorled; bark thick, fibrous, very soft, shedding in large plates. Winter buds scaly. Lvs dimorphic, those of lateral shoots 2-ranked, ± linear, flat, with 2 stomatal bands below, and decurrent at base, those of terminal and cone-bearing shoots, particularly when erect, spirally arranged, small and often scale-like, almost appressed to shoot, and with stomatal bands irregular and ± glaucous. ♂ strobili (cones) axillary and terminal, broadly ovoid or oblong-ovoid, terminal, stalked, with many spirally arranged stamens. ♀ cones solitary, subglobose, ripening in second year, persistent after dehiscence. Scales 15–20, obliquely shield-shaped, woody, transversely ridged; tip of bract scale free, narrow and inconspicuous. Seeds 3–7 per scale, elliptic to ± oblong; wing narrower than seed.
[From: Webb et al. (1988) Flora of New Zealand. Volume 4.]
Biostatus
Exotic
| Category | Number |
|---|---|
| Exotic: Fully Naturalised | 1 |
| Total | 1 |
Bibliography
Endlicher, S.L. 1847: Synopsis coniferarum. Scheitlin & Zollikofer, St Gallen.
Farjon, A 2001: World Checklist and Bibliography of Conifers. Edition 2. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Richmond.
Farjon, A. 2017: A Handbook of the World's Conifers. Edition 2. Btill, Leiden.
Mabberley, D.J. 2008: Mabberley's plant book, a portable dictionary of plants, their classification and uses. Edition 3. Cambridge University Press.
