Are the Genii Sequoia and Alpinia native to America ?
Sequoia (genus) Sequoia is a genus of redwood coniferous trees in the subfamily Sequoioideae of the family Cupressaceae. The only extant species of the genus is "Sequoia sempervirens" in the Northern California coastal forests ecoregion of Northern California and Southwestern Oregon in the United States. The two other genera, "Sequoiadendron" and "Metasequoia", in the subfamily Sequoioideae are closely related to "Sequoia". It includes the largest trees in the world.
Pinus echinata Pinus echinata, the shortleaf pine, is a species of pine native to the eastern United States from southern most New York State, south to northern Florida, west to eastern Oklahoma, and southwest to eastern Texas. The tree is variable in form, sometimes straight, sometimes crooked, with an irregular crown. This tree reaches heights of 20 – with a trunk diameter of 0.5 – .