Torrey, J., Reports of explorations and surveys, to ascertain the most practicable and economical route for a railroad from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean in 1853-6 (1856)
Pacif. Railr. Rep.

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vol. 5 (1853)

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Sequoiadendron giganteum (Lindl.) J.Buchholz

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name cited:
Wellingtonia gigantea Lindl.
name recognized:
Sequoiadendron giganteum (Lindl.) J.Buchholz
name recognized (basionym):
Wellingtonia gigantea Lindl.

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family: Taxodiaceae
subfamily: Taxodioideae

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epithet: giganteus,-a,-um

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link_details: details Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, U.S.A.

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synonyms:

homotypic synonyms:
Sequoia gigantea (Lindl.) Decne.; Sequoia gigantea (Lindl.) Torr. ex A.Gray; Taxodium giganteum (Lindl.) Kellogg & Behr; Washingtonia gigantea (Lindl.) Carrière; Wellingtonia gigantea Lindl.;
heterotypic synonyms:
Athrotaxis gigantea Baillon; Sequoia washingtoniana Sudw.; Sequoia wellingtonia Seemann; Taxodium washingtonianum Winslow; Taxodium washingtonium Winsl.; Washingtonia americana Gordon; Washingtonia californica Winslow; Wellingtonia californica Sarg.; Wellingtonia pendula Briolay-Goiffon ex Carrière;