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Sequoia

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Sequoia

Summary

Sequoia is a taxon[1]. Sequoia ranks in the top 0.63% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,411 views/month, #1,230 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Sequoia's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Sequoia is classified at the rank of genus[4].
  • Sequoyah is named after Sequoia[5].
  • Sequoia is classified within Sequoioideae[6].
  • Sequoia belongs to the parent taxon Cupressaceae[7].
  • Sequoia's scientific name is Sequoia[8].
  • Sequoia is a type of tree[9].
  • Sequoia's Commons category is recorded as Sequoia[10].
  • The taxonomic type of Sequoia is Sequoia sempervirens[11].
  • Sequoia's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Sequoia (genus)[12].
  • Sequoia's described by source is recorded as Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 7[13].
  • Sequoia's described by source is recorded as The Encyclopedia Americana[14].
  • Sequoia's taxon synonym is recorded as Gigantabies[15].
  • Sequoia's GRIN URL is recorded as https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomygenus.aspx?id=11072[16].
  • Sequoia is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'redwood'}[17].
  • Sequoia is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '北美红杉属'}[18].
  • Sequoia is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '北美红杉属'}[19].
  • Sequoia is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh-tw', 'text': '紅杉屬'}[20].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Sequoia is Sequoia[8]. Sequoia is classified at the rank of genus[4]. Recorded parent taxon include Sequoioideae[6] and Cupressaceae[7]. The taxonomic type of Sequoia is Sequoia sempervirens[11]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'redwood'}[17], {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '北美红杉属'}[18], {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '北美红杉属'}[19], and {'lang': 'zh-tw', 'text': '紅杉屬'}[20].

Discovery and Description

Sequoyah is named after Sequoia[5].

Identifiers

Sequoia's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 47373[21]. Sequoia's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 25611[22]. Sequoia's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 42665[23]. Sequoia's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2683908[24]. Sequoia's ITIS TSN is recorded as 183434[25].

Why It Matters

Sequoia ranks in the top 0.63% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,411 views/month, #1,230 of 195,241).[2] Sequoia has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26] Sequoia is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]

Related Entities

Sequoyah

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . A new classification and linear sequence of extant gymnosperms. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . cnps.org. cnps.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Die natürlichen Pflanzenfamilien, 13. Band: Gymnospermae. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . A new classification and linear sequence of extant gymnosperms. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . A new classification and linear sequence of extant gymnosperms. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [22] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [25] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [23] ↑ . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [24] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] ↑ . GRIN Taxonomy for Plants. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] ↑ . United States Department of Agriculture Plants Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] ↑ . Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 7. wikidata.org.
  21. [19] ↑ . A new list of threatened woody species in China under future global change scenarios. Retrieved . efloras.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [26] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [27] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Named after → —
    Described by source → Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 7, The Encyclopedia Americana
    Taxon rank → genus
    Taxon synonym → Gigantabies
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