Trees giant, evergreen. Branchlets terete, with obvious annual growth constrictions. Leaves alternate, mostly in 2 ranks. Adult leaves linear or linear-lanceolate to deltate, generally flattened, divergent to strongly appressed; abaxial glands absent. Pollen cones with 6–12 sporophylls, each sporophyll with 2–6 pollen-sacs. Seed-cones maturing and opening in 1 season, oblong to globose; scales persistent, 15–30, valvate, ± peltate, thick and woody. Seeds 2–7 per scale, lenticular, narrowly 2-winged; cotyledons 2 (–4). x = 11.

Distribution

Only in the flora.

Discussion

Species 1.

Selected References

Schwarz, O. and H. Weide. 1962. Systematische Revision der Gattung Sequoia Endl. Feddes Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 66: 159--192.

Lower Taxa

Sequoia sempervirens