familyCupressaceae
genusSequoia
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Sequoia
Syn. Conif. 197. 1847.
Etymology: For Sequoyah, also known as George Guess, inventor and publisher of the Cherokee alphabet
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 2.
| Taxon | Illustrator ⠉ | |
|---|---|---|
 | Sequoiadendron giganteum Sequoia sempervirens Taxodium distichum var. imbricarium Taxodium distichum var. distichum | John Myers John Myers John Myers John Myers |
Trees giant, evergreen. Branchlets terete, with obvious annual growth constrictions. Leaves alternate, mostly in 2 ranks. Adult leaves linear or linear-lanceolate to deltate, generally flattened, divergent to strongly appressed; abaxial glands absent. Pollen cones with 6–12 sporophylls, each sporophyll with 2–6 pollen-sacs. Seed-cones maturing and opening in 1 season, oblong to globose; scales persistent, 15–30, valvate, ± peltate, thick and woody. Seeds 2–7 per scale, lenticular, narrowly 2-winged; cotyledons 2 (–4). x = 11.
Distribution
Only in the flora
Discussion
Species 1.
Selected References
Lower Taxa
"thick" is not a number.
... more about "Sequoia"
absent +
long-lived +
furrowed +
fibrous +
free +
terete +
Only in the flora +
For Sequoyah, also known as George Guess, inventor and publisher of the Cherokee alphabet +
obvious +
developed +
keeled +
persisting +
appressed +
dimorphic +
adult +
not winged +
simple +
maturing +
spheric;oblong +
spheric +
Syn. Conif. +
1847 +
absent +
fibrous;woody +
peltate +
overlapping +
valvate +
persistent +
fused +
abutting +
15;30 +
woody +
compound +
persisting +
maturing +
oblong;globose +
2-winged +
lenticular +
overlapping +
Sequoia +
Cupressaceae +
genus +
resinous +
evergreen +
aromatic +
monoecious +
giant +
2;3 +