Cupressaceae
Metasequoia

Metasequoia glyptostroboides Hu & W.C.Cheng

First published in Bull. Fan Mem. Inst. Biol., n.s., 1: 154 (1948)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is China (Chongqing, Hubei, Hunan). It is a tree and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

China South-Central, China Southeast

Introduced into:

Great Britain

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Farjon, A. (2001). World Checklist and Bibliography of Conifers, ed. 2: 1-309. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Farjon, A. (2010). A handbook of the world's Conifers 1: 1-526. BRILL, Leiden, Boston.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Farjon, A. (2001). World Checklist and Bibliography of Conifers, ed. 2: 1-309. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Stace, C. (2019). New Flora of the British Isles ed. 4: 1-1266. C & M Floristics.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Aug 1, 2006 Silba, J.; Soviero, F. [B-220] K001090528 Isotype Yes
Aug 1, 2006 Silba, J.; Soviero, F. [B-220] K001090527 Isotype Yes
Jul 1, 2000 Hwa, C.T. [2] China K000088694 Type Yes
Feb 17, 2000 Hwa, C.T. [2] China K001090529 Unknown Type Material Yes
Feb 17, 2000 Gressitt, J.L. [2564] China K000088706 No
Feb 17, 2000 Hsueh, C.J. [5] China K000088696 Type Yes
Feb 17, 2000 Hwa, C.T. [351] China K000088702 No
Feb 17, 2000 Hwa, C.T. [180] China K000088695 Type Yes
Feb 1, 2000 Cheng, W.C.; Hwa, C.T. [1163] China K000088709 No
Feb 1, 2000 Cheng, W.C. [816] China K000088705 No
Feb 1, 2000 Hwa, C.T. [5] China K000088707 No
Feb 1, 2000 Cheng, W.C.; Hwa, C.T. [1141] China K000088708 No
Feb 1, 2000 Cheng, W.C.; Hwa, C.T. [851] China K000088700 No
Feb 1, 2000 Hwa, C.T. [219] China K000088704 No
Feb 1, 2000 Cheng, W.C.; Hwa, C.T. [558] China K000088703 No
Feb 1, 2000 Hwa, C.T. [209] China K000088701 No
Jan 1, 2000 Hwa, C.T. [2] China K001090530 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 2000 Cheng, W.C.; Hwa, C.T. [1168] China K000088697 No
Jan 1, 2000 Cheng, W.C.; Hwa, C.T. [808] China K000088699 No
Jan 1, 2000 Cheng, W.C.; Hwa, C.T. [571] China K000088698 No
K:SPC-38475.000 No
K:SPC-73826.000 No
K:SPC-73824.000 No
K:SPC-73823.000 No
K:SPC-73825.000 No

Sources

  • EDGE Gymnosperms

    • EDGE of Existence (Gymnosperms)
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Living Collection Database

    • Common Names from Plants and People Africa http://www.plantsandpeopleafrica.com/

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images