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Metasequoia
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Metasequoia, or dawn redwood, is a genus of fast-growing coniferous trees. It contains one extant (living) species, Metasequoia glyptostroboides, which is one of three extant species of conifers known as redwoods in the world. Metasequoia glyptostroboides is native to Lichuan county in Hubei, China. Although the shortest of the redwoods, it grows to at least in height. Local villagers refer to the original tree from which most others derive as Shuǐshān (水杉), or "water fir", which is part of a local shrine. Since its rediscovery in 1944, the dawn redwood has become a popular ornamental, with ex

Species

GENUS

  1. KingdomPlantae
  2. PhylumTracheophyta
  3. ClassPinopsida
  4. OrderPinales
  5. FamilyCupressaceae
Native toChina South-Central, China Southeast
Observations recorded9,445

메타세쿼이아속(학명: Metasequoia)은 메타세쿼이아와 몇몇 멸종된 식물을 포함하는 속이다. 사진 갤러리 †Metasequoia branchlet †Metasequoia occidentalis

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
900
With media
27
Family
Taxodiaceae
Collections
YPM, UCMP, SDNHM, FMNH, VMNH
Recorded in
United States, Canada
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Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Sequoioideae
Image
Metasequoia glyptostroboides.jpg
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taxon name
Metasequoia
taxon rank
genus
topic's main category
Category:Metasequoia
GRIN URL
npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomygenus.aspx?id=7510
Commons category
Metasequoia
taxon common name
metasekvoja
start time
70000000-0
taxonomic type
Metasequoia glyptostroboides
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  • ''Metasequoia'' in gardens, parks and streets
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Metasequoia, or dawn redwood, is a genus of fast-growing coniferous trees. It contains one extant (living) species, Metasequoia glyptostroboides, which is one of three extant species of conifers known as redwoods in the world. Metasequoia glyptostroboides is native to Lichuan county in Hubei, China. Although the shortest of the redwoods, it grows to at least in height. Local villagers refer to the original tree from which most others derive as Shuǐshān (水杉), or "water fir", which is part of a local shrine. Since its rediscovery in 1944, the dawn redwood has become a popular ornamental, with examples found in various parks in a variety of countries.

Together with Sequoia sempervirens (coast redwood) and Sequoiadendron giganteum (giant sequoia) of California, Metasequoia is classified in the Cupressaceae subfamily Sequoioideae. M. glyptostroboides is the only living species in its genus, but three fossil species are known. Sequoioideae and several other genera have been transferred from the former family Taxodiaceae to Cupressaceae based on DNA analysis.

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