Metasequoia glyptostroboides

Taxonomy

Assessment Information

Geographic Range

Population

Habitat and Ecology

Threats

Conservation Actions

Bibliography

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
PLANTAE	TRACHEOPHYTA	CONIFEROPSIDA	CONIFERALES	CUPRESSACEAE

Scientific Name:

Metasequoia glyptostroboides

Species Authority:

Hu & W.C.Cheng

Common Name/s:

English

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Dawn Redwood

Taxonomic Notes:

Was formerly included under the family Taxodiaceae. The Taxodiaceae is now merged with Cupressaceae (see Farjon 2001).

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:

Critically Endangered A1c, C2a ver 2.3

Year Published:

1998

Annotations:

Needs updating

Assessor/s:

Conifer Specialist Group

History:

1997

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Endangered (Walter and Gillett 1998)

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	The species is known from sites in Shizhu in Sichuan, Lichuan in Hubei and Longshan and Sangzhi in Hunan.
Countries:	Native: China (Hubei, Hunan, Sichuan)
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Population [top]

Population:	The subpopulations appear to have been reduced to a few mature individuals.

Population:

The subpopulations appear to have been reduced to a few mature individuals.

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	Confined to slightly waterlogged areas of open forest.
Systems:	Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	Surrounding areas are heavily cultivated and there are poor prospects for natural regeneration.

Major Threat(s):

Surrounding areas are heavily cultivated and there are poor prospects for natural regeneration.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	All large trees are protected but the habitat is not.

Conservation Actions:

All large trees are protected but the habitat is not.

Bibliography [top]

	Li-kuo, F. and Jian-ming, J. 1992. China Plant Red Data Book – Rare and Endangered Plants 1. Science Press, Beijing. National Environment Protection Bureau. 1987. The list of rare and endangered plants protected in China. Botanical Institute of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Academy Press, Beijing. Oldfield, S., Lusty, C. and MacKinven, A. (compilers). 1998. The World List of Threatened Trees. World Conservation Press, Cambridge, UK.

Li-kuo, F. and Jian-ming, J. 1992. China Plant Red Data Book – Rare and Endangered Plants 1. Science Press, Beijing.

National Environment Protection Bureau. 1987. The list of rare and endangered plants protected in China. Botanical Institute of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Academy Press, Beijing.

Oldfield, S., Lusty, C. and MacKinven, A. (compilers). 1998. The World List of Threatened Trees. World Conservation Press, Cambridge, UK.

Citation:	Conifer Specialist Group 1998. Metasequoia glyptostroboides. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 25 May 2012.
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