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

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. [B-220] K001090528 isotype Yes
Aug 1, 2006 Silba, J. [B-220] K001090527 isotype Yes
Jul 1, 2000 Hwa, C.T. [2], Hubei K000088694 isolectotype Yes
Feb 17, 2000 Hsueh, C.J. [5], China K000088696 syntype Yes
Feb 17, 2000 Gressitt, J.L. [2564], China K000088706 No
Feb 17, 2000 Hwa, C.T. [351], China K000088702 No
Feb 17, 2000 Hwa, C.T. [2], Hubei K001090529 Yes
Feb 17, 2000 Hwa, C.T. [180], Hubei K000088695 syntype Yes
Feb 1, 2000 Hwa, C.T. [209], China K000088701 No
Feb 1, 2000 Hwa, C.T. [5], China K000088707 No
Feb 1, 2000 Cheng, W.C. [1141], China K000088708 No
Feb 1, 2000 Cheng, W.C. [851], China K000088700 No
Feb 1, 2000 Hwa, C.T. [219], China K000088704 No
Feb 1, 2000 Cheng, W.C. [1163], China K000088709 No
Feb 1, 2000 Cheng, W.C. [816], China K000088705 No
Feb 1, 2000 Cheng, W.C. [558], China K000088703 No
Jan 1, 2000 Cheng, W.C. [1168], China K000088697 No
Jan 1, 2000 Cheng, W.C. [571], China K000088698 No
Jan 1, 2000 Cheng, W.C. [808], China K000088699 No
Jan 1, 2000 Hwa, C.T. [2], Hubei K001090530 Yes
38475.000 No
73824.000 No
73825.000 No
73826.000 No
73823.000 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 2023. 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 2023. 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