Metasequoia glyptostroboides--France. Jardin des Plantes, Paris. 28 Apr 05. 318.jpg
Metasequoia glyptostroboides--No Carolina. Sarah P. Duke Garden, Durham. 11 Oct 03. 063.jpg
Metasequoia glyptostroboides--No Carolina. Sarah P. Duke Garden, Durham. 11 Oct 03. 062.jpg
Native to China South-Central, China Southeast; introduced into Great Britain, Italy (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 2 occurrences across 2 countries.
Location
Peru, Cusco, Calca (Lares District, Jardin des Plantes)
-12.983889, -72.063333
Location Remarks
Place Valhubert, along Quai St-Bernard, 5th arrondissement
Collectors
No collectors specified
Location
United States, North Carolina, Durham (Sarah P. Duke Gardens)
Location Remarks
127 Anderson St. (Campus Dr.)(WestCampus of Duke Univ.), Durham. (There is a good map on the website)
Collectors
No collectors specified
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Pinopsida
Order
Pinales
Family
Cupressaceae
Genus
Metasequoia
Specific Epithet
glyptostroboides
Authorship
H.H.Hu & W.C.Cheng
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Very high
ED 39.1
Among the most evolutionarily isolated plants known — losing it erases an irreplaceable branch of the plant tree of life.
Threat status
IUCN Red List
EDGE score
19.2
Global rank
#11 of 1,090
Top 100 globally
This lineage appears to have diverged from its closest living relatives roughly 37 million years ago — a long, lonely branch of the plant tree of life.
Source: Gymnosperms EDGE assessment →