Cupressaceae

Cupressus L.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 1002 (1753)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Medit. to Central China.

Distribution

Native to:

Algeria, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Cyprus, East Aegean Is., East Himalaya, Iran, Kriti, Lebanon-Syria, Libya, Morocco, Nepal, Pakistan, Palestine, Tibet, Türkey, Vietnam, West Himalaya

Introduced into:

Albania, Baleares, Bulgaria, Canary Is., Corse, France, Greece, Italy, Japan, Krym, NW. Balkan Pen., Portugal, Sardegna, Sicilia, Spain, Switzerland, Tunisia, Türkey-in-Europe

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Christenhusz, M.J.M., Fay, M.F. & Chase, M.W. (2017). Plants of the World. An illustrated encyclopedia of vascular plants: 1-792. Kew Publishing, The university of Chicago Press.
  • Christenhusz, M.J.M., Reveal, J.L., Farjon, A., Gardner, M.F., Mill, R.R. & Chase, M.W. (2011). A new classification and linear sequence of extant gymnosperms. Phytotaxa 19: 55-70.
  • Farjon, A. (2010). A handbook of the world's Conifers 1: 1-526. BRILL, Leiden, Boston.
  • Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne.
  • Zhu, A., Fan, W.S., Adams, R.P. & Mower, J.P. (2018). Phylogenomic evidence for ancient recombination between plastid genomes of the Cupressus-Juniperus-Xanthocyparis complex (Cupressaceae). BioMed Central Evolutionary Biology 18(137): 1-10.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Mar 1, 2002 Miehe, S.; Miehe, G. [01-08901] Nepal K000075222 Yes
Oct 1, 2001 Miehe, G.; Miehe, S. [99-23431] Bhutan K000075085 No
May 1, 2001 Miehe, G.; Miehe, S. [99-22109] Bhutan K000075083 No
May 1, 2001 Miehe, G.; Miehe, S. [00-42601] Bhutan K000075074 No
May 1, 2001 Miehe, S.; Gurung, D.B. [00-46120] Bhutan K000075072 No
May 1, 2001 Miehe, S.; Gurung, D.B. [00-48801] Bhutan K000075076 No
May 1, 2001 Miehe, S.; Gurung, D.B. [00-46201] Bhutan K000075073 No
May 1, 2001 Miehe, S. [99-23901] Bhutan K000075087 No
May 1, 2001 Miehe, S.; Gurung, D.B. [00-49801] Bhutan K000075078 No
May 1, 2001 Miehe, S.; Gurung, D.B. [00-49202] Bhutan K000075077 No
May 1, 2001 Miehe, S.; Gurung, D.B. [00-49301] Bhutan K000075081 No
May 1, 2001 Miehe, S. [99-9101] Nepal K000075223 No
May 1, 2001 Miehe, S.; Gurung, D.B. [00-47201] Bhutan K000075075 No
May 1, 2001 Miehe, G.; Miehe, S. [99-21801] Bhutan K000075082 No
May 1, 2001 Miehe, S.; Gurung, D.B. [00-48931] Bhutan K000075079 No
May 1, 2001 Miehe, S. [99-23001] Bhutan K000075086 No
May 1, 2001 Miehe, G.; Miehe, S. [00-14303] Bhutan K000075071 No
May 1, 2001 Miehe, S.; Gurung, D.B. [00-47834] Bhutan K000075080 No
May 1, 2001 Miehe, G.; Miehe, S. [99-21404] Bhutan K000075084 No
Jan 1, 2001 Wolf, C.B. [RSA4193] K000088227 No
Jan 1, 2001 Wolf, C.B. [RSa6227] K000088223 No
Jan 1, 2001 Wolf, C.B. [RSA4192] K000088226 No
Nov 1, 2000 Webb, W.S. [Cat. no. 6046] India K000618039 Type Yes
Apr 1, 2000 Trevor, C.G. [s.n.] India K000088095 Holotype Yes
Jun 1, 1999 Smythies, E.A. [s.n.] India K000088096 Yes
Jun 1, 1999 Wolf, C.B. [RSA6233] K000088222 No
Jun 1, 1999 Dows, S. [s.n.] K000088228 No
Jun 1, 1999 Mason, H.L. [10023] K000088225 No
Jul 11, 1996 Hartweg, C.T. [s.n.] United States K001090482 Type Yes
Jul 11, 1996 Hartweg, C.T. [143] United States K000088224 Type Yes
Apr 23, 1996 Kafle, G. [13] Nepal K000088108 Holotype Yes
Dec 1, 1994 Grierson, A.J.C.; Long, D.G. [4653] Bhutan K000088097 No
Dec 1, 1994 Hooker, J.D. [s.n.] India K000088094 No
Jun 22, 1993 Griffith, W. [27] Bhutan K000088093 Type Yes
Jun 18, 1993 s.coll. [s.n.] K000088111 Type Yes
Jun 1, 1993 Griffith, W. [s.n.] Bhutan K000075088 No
Rodin, R.J. [8081] India K000088102 No
Haridasan, K. [193] India K000088107 Yes
Miehe, S. [99-02202] Nepal K000075097 No
Beardsley, A.F. [s.n.] K001090481 Unknown Type Material Yes
Berry, M.J. [14] Nepal K000088101 No
Thomson, T. [s.n.] India K000088106 No
Gordon, G. [s.n.] K001090477 Unknown Type Material Yes
Grey-Wilson, C.R.; Philips, B. [771] Nepal K000088109 No
Nunes, A.; Paglia, I.; Andrade, A. [963] Brazil K001871777 No
Gamble, J.S. [23119] India K000088104 No
Rodin, R.J. [8089] India K000088105 No
K:SPC-18484.000 No
K:SPC-73792.000 No
Miehe, S. [99-02201] Nepal K000075098 No
Blinkworth, R. [Cat. no. 6046] India K000618040 Type Yes
Blinkworth, R. [Cat. no. 6046] India K000088110 Yes
Gammie, G.A. [18581] India K000088098 No
Strachey, R.; Winterbottom, J.E. [s.n.] India K000088103 No
Rich, H.H. [1026] India K000088100 No
Rico, L.; et al. [1811] Tunisia K000296015 No
Gamble, J.S. [26957] India K000088099 No
Hooker, J.D. [s.n.] K000777640 Type Yes

Sources

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0