Metasequoia glyptostroboides Hu & W.C.Cheng

Dawn redwood (en), Métaséquoïa de chine (fr), Séquoia de Chine (fr)

Species

Gymnosperms > Cupressales > Cupressaceae > Metasequoia

Characteristics

A perennial monoecious deciduous tree. It grows 15-15.9m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality monoecy
Pollination anemogamy
Spread anemochory
Mature width (meter) 2.5 - 4.0
Mature height (meter) 15.0 - 15.9
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) 1.8
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Ravines and banks of streams in Hupeh and Szechwan. Riparian habitats on valley floors and in moist ravine bottoms, on acidic, montane yellow-earth soils in regions with moderate climate.
Light 6-8
Soil humidity 4-9
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity 3-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 5-8

Usage

Uses afforestation environmental use material medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use Cyanogenetic (unspecified), Anti-bacterial agents (unspecified), Antifungal agents (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings.
Mode cuttings seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) 21
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -30
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Leaf

Metasequoia glyptostroboides leaf picture by Dieter Albrecht (cc-by-sa)
Metasequoia glyptostroboides leaf picture by Dieter Albrecht (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Metasequoia glyptostroboides world distribution map, present in Brazil, China, France, and United States of America

Conservation status

Metasequoia glyptostroboides threat status: Endangered

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:828387-1
WFO ID wfo-0000452120
COL ID 42D4S
BDTFX ID 67140
INPN ID 108448
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Sequoia glyptostroboides Metasequoia neopangaea Metasequoia honshuenensis Metasequoia glyptostroboides var. caespitosa Metasequoia glyptostroboides subsp. neopangaea Metasequoia glyptostroboides subsp. caespitosa Metasequoia glyptostroboides