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065.0000 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)
065.4003 Genus Sequoiadendron J.Buchholz; Amer. J. Bot. 26: 536 (1939)
Distribution: California
Species listed in database: 1
= Americus Hanford; Great Calif. Tree 6 (1854), nom. rej. prop.
= Cuprespinnata J.Nelson; Pinaceae [Nelson] 61 (1866), nom. illeg.
= Schubertia Mirb.; Nouv. Bull. Sci. Soc. Philom. Paris 3: 123 (1812), nom. rej.
= Steinhauera C.Presl; Vers. Fl. Vorwelt 2: 202, tt. 49, 57 (1838)
= Washingtonia Winslow; Calif. Farmer & J. Useful Sci. 2: 58 (1854), nom. inadmis., non Raf. ex J. M. Coult. (1900)
= Wellingtonia Lindl.; (1853) (nomen
species :
Sequoiadendron giganteum (Lindl.) J.Buchholz; Amer. J. Bot. 26: 536 (1939)
Name: Giant sequoia, Wellingtonia (EN), Mammutbaum (DE)
Distribution: England [I] (England [I], Wales [I], Scotland [I], Isle of Man [I]); Ireland [I] (Ireland [I], Northern Ireland [I]); Germany [c]; Austria [I]; Slovakia [I]; Hungary [c]; France [I]; Serbia [c]; Kosovo [c]; European Turkey [c]; Turkey [c]; Uzbekistan [c]; China [I]; Taiwan [I]; USA (C-California)
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Conservation Status: IUCN V
Synonyms: hidden
= Americus gigantea (Lindl.) Hanford; Great Calif. Tree: 6 (1854)
= Gigantabies wellingtoniana (Seem.) J.Nelson; Pinaceae [Nelson] 79 (1866)
= Sequoia gigantea (Lindl.) Decne.; Bull. Soc. Bot. France 1: 70 (1854), nom. illeg.
= Sequoia gigantea f. pendula (Briolay-Goiffon ex Carrière) Beissn.; Handb. Nadelholzk. [Beissner] 165 (1891)
= Sequoia gigantea var. pendula (Briolay-Goiffon ex Carrière) Lavallée; Énum. Arbres 271 (1877)
= Sequoia washingtoniana Sudw.; Bull. Div. Forest. U.S.D.A. 14: 61 (1897), nom. illeg. superfl.
= Sequoia wellingtonia unranked pendula (Briolay-Goiffon ex Carrière) Sudw.; Bull. Div. Forest. U.S.D.A. 14: 62 (1897)
= Sequoia wellingtonia Seem.; Bonplandia (Hannover) 3: 27 (1855), et 6: 343 (1858)
= Sequoia wellingtonia var. pendula (Briolay-Goiffon ex Carrière) A.H.Kent; Man. Conif., ed. 2 [Veitch] 275 (1900)
= Sequoiadendron giganteum f. pendulum (Briolay-Goiffon ex Carrière) Rehder; J. Arnold Arbor. 20: 409 (1939)
= Steinhauera gigantea (Lindl.) Kuntze ex Voss; Mitt. Deutsch. Dendrol. Ges. 90 (1907)
= Taxodium giganteum (Lindl.) Kellogg & Behr; Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci., Ser. 2, 1: 51 (1873)
= Taxodium washingtonianum C.Winslow; Calif. Farmer & J. Useful Sci. (1854), nom. illeg. superfl.
= Washingtonia americana Gordon; Pinetum, Suppl. 106 (1862)
= Washingtonia californica C.Winslow; Calif. Farmer & J. Useful Sci. (1854), nom. illeg. superfl.
= Washingtonia gigantea (Lindl.) Carrière; Traité Gén. Conif., éd. 2: 217 (1867)
= Wellingtonia californica Sarg.; Rep. For. N. Amer. 184 (1884)
= Wellingtonia gigantea Lindl.; Gard. Chron. 1853: 819, 823 (1853)
= Wellingtonia pendula Briolay-Goiffon ex Carrière; Rev. Hort. (Paris) 43: 526 (1871)
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