Cupressaceae
Taxodium
Taxodium distichum

Taxodium distichum var. mexicanum (Carrière) Gordon & Glend.

First published in Pinetum: 307 (1858)
This variety is accepted
The native range of this variety is S. Texas to Guatemala. It is a tree and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Guatemala, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southwest, Texas

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Adams, R.P., Arnold, M.A., King, A.R., Denny, G.C. & Creech, D. (2012). Taxodium (Cupressaceae): one, two or three species? Evidence drom DNA sequences and terpenoids. Phytologia 94: 159-168.

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Govaerts, R.H.A. (2011). World checklist of selected plant families published update Facilitated by the Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. [Cited as Taxodium huegelii.]

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Farjon, A. (2001). World Checklist and Bibliography of Conifers, ed. 2: 1-309. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Oct 1, 2002 Palmer, E.J. [130], Mexico Taxodium mucronatum K000089020 No
Oct 1, 2002 Bourgeau, E. [246], Mexico Taxodium mucronatum K000089019 No
Oct 1, 2002 Galeotti, H.G. [5], Mexico Taxodium mucronatum K000089012 No
Oct 1, 2002 Lemmon, J.G. [s.n.], Mexico Taxodium mucronatum K000089011 No
Oct 1, 2002 Pringle, C.G. [3321], Mexico Taxodium mucronatum K000089021 No
Nov 1, 2000 Correll, D.S. [36783] Taxodium mucronatum K000088870 No
Mar 1, 2000 Arsène, B.G. [s.n.], Mexico Taxodium mucronatum K000089013 No
Mar 1, 2000 Mayo, S.J. [348], Mexico Taxodium mucronatum K000089029 No
Mar 1, 2000 Parry, C.C. [850], Mexico Taxodium mucronatum K000089022 No
Mar 1, 2000 Hinton, G.B. [3881], Mexico Taxodium mucronatum K000089014 No
Mar 1, 2000 Hinton, G.B. [5209], Mexico Taxodium mucronatum K000089017 No
Mar 1, 2000 Hinton, G.B. [3232], Mexico Taxodium mucronatum K000089015 No
Mar 1, 2000 Muller, F. [1559], Mexico Taxodium mucronatum K000089016 No
Mar 1, 2000 Carter, A. [3252], Mexico Taxodium mucronatum K000089010 No
Mar 1, 2000 Gould, F.W. [11164], Mexico Taxodium mucronatum K000089028 No
Mar 1, 2000 Lehmann, F.C. [1593], Guatemala Taxodium mucronatum K000089018 No
Mar 1, 2000 Wynd, F.L. [694], Mexico Taxodium mucronatum K000089023 No
Mar 1, 2000 Pringle, C.G. [11181], Mexico Taxodium mucronatum K000075283 No
Mar 1, 2000 Little, E.L. [17975], Mexico Taxodium mucronatum K000089027 No
Mar 1, 2000 Hawkes, J.G. [1389], México State Taxodium mucronatum K000089026 neotype Yes
Mar 1, 2000 Fosberg, F.R. [29413], Mexico Taxodium mucronatum K000089025 No
Mar 1, 2000 Palmer, E.J. [120], Mexico Taxodium mucronatum K000089024 No
Apr 1, 1994 Farjon, A. [320], Mexico Taxodium mucronatum K000089009 No

Sources

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2022 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Living Collection Database

    • Common Names from Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Living Collection https://www.kew.org/

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2022 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images