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066.0000 Family Cupressaceae Gray; Nat. Arr. Brit. Pl. 2: 222 (1822), nom. cons.
ca. 30 genera, ca. 160 spp. Phylogeny see Yang et al. (2012)
Species listed in database: 174; hybrids: 12
= Actinostrobaceae Lotsy; Vortr. Bot. Stammesgesch. 3: 98 (1911)
= Arceuthidaceae A.V.Bobrov & Melikyan; Komarovia 4: 79 (2006)
= Athrotaxidoideae L.Chu Li; Acta Phytotax. Sin. 30(4): 339 (1992)
= Athrotaxidaceae Doweld; Prosyllabus Tracheophytorum xix (2001)
= Cryptomeriaceae Gorozh.; Lekts. Morf. Sist. Archegon. 88 (1904)
= Cunninghamiaceae Siebold & Zucc.; Fl. Jap. [Siebold] 2: 1, 3 (1842)
= Diselmaceae A.V.Bobrov & Melikyan; Komarovia 4: 96 (2006)
= Fitzroyaceae A.V.Bobrov & Melikyan; Komarovia 4: 80 (2006)
= Fitzroyaceae C.N.Page; Evol. Arbor. Gymnosperms 2: 41 (2024), nom. illeg.
= Juniperaceae J.Presl & C.Presl; Delic. Prag. 142 (1822)
= Libocedraceae Doweld; Novosti Sist. Vyssh. Rast. 33: 42 (2001)
= Limnopityaceae Hayata; Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 46: 25 (1932)
= Metasequoiaceae S.Miki ex Hu & W.C.Cheng; Bull. Fan Mem. Inst. Biol., Bot., n. s. 2, 1: 154 (1948)
= Microbiotaceae Nakai; Tyosen Sanrin Kaiho 165: 13 (1938)
= Neocallitropsidaceae Doweld; Prosyllabus Tracheophytorum xx (2001)
= Pilgerodendraceae A.V.Bobrov & Melikyan; Komarovia 4: 87 (2006)
= Platycladaceae A.V.Bobrov & Melikyan; Komarovia 4: 97 (2006)
= Sequoiaceae K.Koch ex Luerss.; Grundz. Bot. [Luerssen] 265 (1877)
= Sequoiaceae (Saxton) C.N.Page; Evol. Arbor. Gymnosperms 2: 100 (2024), nom. illeg.
= Taiwaniaceae Hayata; Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 46: 26 (1932)
= Taxodiaceae Saporta; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 5, 4: 44 (1865), nom. cons.
= Tetraclinaceae Hayata; Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 46: 27 (1932)
= Thujaceae Burnett; Outlines Bot. [Burnett] 502, 1149 (1835)
= Thujopsidaceae Bessey; Univ. Stud. Nebraska 7: 325 (1907)
= Widdringtoniaceae Doweld; Prosyllabus Tracheophytorum xx (2001)
066.4001 Genus Metasequoia Hu & W.C.Cheng; Bull. Fan Mem. Inst. Biol., n.s., 1: 154 (1948), nom. cons.
Distribution: C-China
Species listed in database: 1
species :
Metasequoia glyptostroboides Hu & W.C.Cheng; Bull. Fan Mem. Inst. Biol., Bot., n. s. 1: 154 (1948)
Name: Dawn redwood (EN), Chinesische Wassertanne (DE)
Distribution: England [I] (England [I], Wales [I], Scotland [I], Isle of Man [I]); Ireland [I] (Northern Ireland [I]); Germany [c]; Channel Isl. [I] (Sark [I]); Hungary [c]; China (Chongqing, Hubei, Hunan); China [I] (widespread [I]); South Korea [c]; Taiwan [I]
10 grb ire 11 ger hun 12 cis 36 CHI 38 kor tai
Conservation Status: IUCN E
Synonyms: hidden
= Metasequoia glyptostroboides subsp. caespitosa (Y.H.Long & Y.Wu) Silba; J. Int. Conifer Preserv. Soc. 17(1): 25 (2010)
= Metasequoia glyptostroboides subsp. neopangaea (Silba) Silba; J. Int. Conifer Preserv. Soc. 17(1): 25 (2010)
= Metasequoia glyptostroboides var. caespitosa Y.H.Long & Y.Wu; Bull. Bot. Lab. N. E. Forest. Inst., Harbin 4(1): 149 (1984)
= Metasequoia honshuenensis Silba & Callahan; J. Int. Conifer Preserv. Soc. 7(1): 2 (2000) (a cultivar originating in Japan)
= Metasequoia neopangaea Silba; J. Int. Conifer Preserv. Soc. 9: 9 (2002)
= Sequoia glyptostroboides (Hu & W.C.Cheng) Weide; Feddes Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 66: 185 (1962)
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