Coniferous, nonevergreen tree (Metasequoia glyptostroboides), the only living species of the genus Metasequoia, of the family Taxodiaceae, native to remote valleys of central China.

• 杉科（Taxodiaceae）水杉属（Metasequoia）的唯一现存种，学名Metasequoia glyptostroboides。落叶乔木，原产于中国中部的偏僻山谷。