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Sequoia Endl.

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Sequoia Endl., Syn. Conif. 197 (1847)
Sequoia Endl.

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Exotic
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New Zealand
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Endl.
Endl.
1847
197
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Sequoia Endl.
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Sequoia

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Sequoia

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Sequoia Endl.

Very large evergreen tree; branches irregularly whorled; bark thick, fibrous, very soft, shedding in large plates. Winter buds scaly. Lvs dimorphic, those of lateral shoots 2-ranked, ± linear, flat, with 2 stomatal bands below, and decurrent at base, those of terminal and cone-bearing shoots, particularly when erect, spirally arranged, small and often scale-like, almost appressed to shoot, and with stomatal bands irregular and ± glaucous. ♂ strobili (cones) axillary and terminal, broadly ovoid or oblong-ovoid, terminal, stalked, with many spirally arranged stamens. ♀ cones solitary, subglobose, ripening in second year, persistent after dehiscence. Scales 15-20, obliquely shield-shaped, woody, transversely ridged; tip of bract scale free, narrow and inconspicuous. Seeds 3-7 per scale, elliptic to ± oblong; wing narrower than seed.

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Sequoia Endl.
Sequoia Endl.
Sequoia Endl.
Sequoia Endl.
Sequoia Endl.
Sequoia Endl.
Sequoia Endl.
Sequoia Endl.
Sequoia Endl.

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1 January 2000
16 June 2021
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