Difference between revisions of "Sequoia"
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== Synonyms and Related Terms == | == Synonyms and Related Terms == | ||
| − | ''Taxodiaceae''; redwood; giant sequoia; | + | ''Taxodiaceae''; redwood; giant sequoia; séquoia (Fr.); sequóia (Port.) |
== Authority == | == Authority == | ||
| − | * | + | * G.S.Brady, ''Materials Handbook'', McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 Comment: p. 657 |
* ''Dictionary of Building Preservation'', Ward Bucher, ed., John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York City, 1996 | * ''Dictionary of Building Preservation'', Ward Bucher, ed., John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York City, 1996 | ||
Revision as of 06:45, 24 July 2013
Description
A common name for a group of large trees of the family Taxodiaceae. Three species are:
- Giant sequoia - Sequoiadendron giganteum, native to California
- Coast redwood -Sequoia sempervirens, native to California
- Dawn redwood - Metasequoia glyptostroboides, native to southwestern China
See also redwood.
Synonyms and Related Terms
Taxodiaceae; redwood; giant sequoia; séquoia (Fr.); sequóia (Port.)
Authority
- G.S.Brady, Materials Handbook, McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 Comment: p. 657
- Dictionary of Building Preservation, Ward Bucher, ed., John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York City, 1996