GRIP

GRIP



Taxon:  Sequoiadendron giganteum (Lindl.) J. Buchholz



Summary
Genus:
Sequoiadendron
Family:
Cupressaceae
Nomen number:
33713
Place of publication:
Amer. J. Bot. 26:536. 1939
Verified:
06/12/1992 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Wellingtonia gigantea Lindl.

Autonym(s)
Sequoiadendron giganteum (Lindl.) J. Buchholz f. giganteum

Homotypic Synonym(s)
Sequoia gigantea (Lindl.) Decne.

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Sequoia wellingtonia Seem.
Sequoiadendron giganteum (Lindl.) J. Buchholz f. pendulum (Carrière) Rehder
Wellingtonia pendula Carrière
No images


Reference(s)
  1. Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource) www.skud.info
  2. Botanical Society of the British Isles. BSBI taxon database (on-line resource).
  3. Demilly, D. et al. 2001. Liste alphabétique des principales espèces de plantes cultivées et de mauvaises herbes. Noms latins et noms français, ed. 7 Note: GEVES-SNES, Beaucouzé, France
  4. Encke, F. et al. 1984. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 13. Auflage
  5. Farjon, A. 2005. A monograph of Cupressaceae and Sciadopitys 105-107.
  6. Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
  7. International Seed Testing Association. 1971. A Multilingual Glossary of Common Plant-Names 2. Trees.
  8. Krüssmann, G. 1984. Manual of cultivated broad-leaved trees and shrubs (English translation of Handbuch der Laubgehölze. 1976)
  9. Krüssmann, G. 1985. Manual of cultivated conifers (English translation of Die Nadelgeholze, ed. 2. 1983)
  10. Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third.
  11. Little, E. L., Jr. 1979. Checklist of United States trees, Agric. Handb. 541
  12. Personal Care Products Council. INCI
  13. Porcher, M. H. et al. Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
  14. Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
Common names
English
bigtree –
giant redwood –
giant-sequoia –
Sierra redwood –
wellingtonia –
French
séquoia géant –
Italian
sequoia gigante –
Swedish
mammutträd –
Transcribed Chinese
ju shan –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthwestern U.S.A.United StatesCaliforniac. (Placer Co. to Tulare Co.)
2Cultivated    also cult.
Native
Northern America
  • SOUTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [California (c. (Placer Co. to Tulare Co.))]
Cultivated (also cult.)
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Environmentalornamental Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
Environmentalornamental Krüssmann, G. 1985. Manual of cultivated conifers (English translation of Die Nadelgeholze, ed. 2. 1983)
Environmentalornamental Farjon, A. 2005. A monograph of Cupressaceae and Sciadopitys 105-107.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://grip.mawarid.gov.om/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=33713. Accessed 18 May 2025.