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Sequoia jeholensis is the oldest recorded member of the genus Sequoia (along with Sequoia portlandica, but this name is a nomen dubium), known from the Jiufotang Formation (Lower Cretaceous) and the Jiulongshan Formation (Middle Jurassic) of China. [8]
The IUCN Red List Category & Criteria assesses Sequoia sempervirens as Endangered (A2acd), Sequoiadendron giganteum as Endangered (B2ab) and Metasequoia glyptostroboides as Endangered (B1ab). In 2024 it was reported that over a period of two years about one-fifth of all giant sequoias were destroyed in extreme wildfires in California.
Sequoia sempervirens (/ s ə ˈ k w ɔɪ. ə ˌ s ɛ m p ər ˈ v aɪ r ən z /) [3] is the sole living species of the genus Sequoia in the cypress family Cupressaceae (formerly treated in Taxodiaceae). Common names include coast redwood, coastal redwood and California redwood. It is an evergreen, long-lived, monoecious tree living 1,200 ...
Caribbean copper plant Euphorbiaceae (spurge family) Euphorbia ingens: candelabra tree Euphorbiaceae (spurge family) Euphorbia tetragona: naboom Euphorbiaceae (spurge family) Euphorbia tirucalli: pencil spurge Euphorbiaceae (spurge family) Gymnanthes: gymnanthes trees; Gymnanthes lucida: crabwood Euphorbiaceae (spurge family) Hevea: rubber ...
Ephedra, from Greek and Latin plant names [28] 1 genus, [29] in northern temperate regions, arid zones, and the Andes and other parts of South America [30] Mostly unisexual shrubs and vines. Generally, photosynthesis occurs in the branches rather than the leaves. Many plants contain the medicinal compound ephedrine. [31] [32] Gnetales
Sequoioideae, a three-genus subfamily of the cypress family Sequoia, a genus with one living and several fossil species Sequoia sempervirens, coast redwood, found along the coast of California and Oregon; Sequoiadendron giganteum (giant sequoia), the sequoia tree found on the slopes of the Sierra Nevada of California; Metasequoia, dawn redwood
Sequoia (genus) (2 C, 9 P) Sequoiadendron (2 C, 5 P) Pages in category "Sequoioideae" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total.
Since the first printing of Carl Linnaeus's Species Plantarum in 1753, plants have been assigned one epithet or name for their species and one name for their genus, a grouping of related species. [1] These scientific names have been catalogued in a variety of works, including Stearn's Dictionary of Plant Names for Gardeners.