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Metasequoia (dawn redwood)

Coniferales - Cupressaceae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1941Metasequoia Miki
1974Metasequoia Ozaki
1976Metasequoia Christophel
1977Metasequoia Hickey
1993Metasequoia McIver and Basinger
1996Metasequoia Liu et al.
2002Metasequoia Ahuja and Neale p. 93 figs. Table 1

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
phylumPinophyta
orderConiferales
RankNameAuthor
familyCupressaceae
subfamilySequoioideae
genusMetasequoiaMiki 1941

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. Metasequoia Miki 1941 [dawn redwood]
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Metasequoia disticha Miki 1941
Metasequoia glyptostroboides Hu and Cheng 1948 [dawn redwood]
Metasequoia occidentalis Newberry 1863
Metasequoia occidentalis Chaney 1951
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available