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tonia gigantea LindL, and this epithet, distinct 
from the earlier Sequoia gigantea EndL, is 
definitely based upon the big tree and is 
available for use in the combination Sequoia- 
dendron giganteum (LindL) Buchholz, if that 
generic name is subsequently conserved, as 
here recommended. 
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