Cupressaceae
Taxodium
Taxodium distichum

Taxodium distichum var. distichum

This variety is accepted
The native range of this variety is E. Central & SE. U.S.A. It is a tree and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, New York, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia

Introduced into:

Argentina Northeast, Bangladesh, Bulgaria, France, Germany, Great Britain, Hungary, Italy, Romania, Tunisia, Uruguay

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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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.
  • El Mokni, R. (2024). New records of coniferous species (Gymnospermae, Pinidae) for the non-native woody flora of Tunisia and North Africa. Hacquetia 23: 119-136.
  • Farjon, A. (2010). A handbook of the world's Conifers 2: 533-1111. BRILL, Leiden, Boston.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • (2021). http://dx.doi.org/10.1556/034.63.2021.3-4.1. epublication.
  • El Mokni, R. (2024). New records of coniferous species (Gymnospermae, Pinidae) for the non-native woody flora of Tunisia and North Africa. Hacquetia 23: 119-136.
  • Farjon, A. (2001). World Checklist and Bibliography of Conifers, ed. 2: 1-309. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Stace, C. (2019). New Flora of the British Isles ed. 4: 1-1266. C & M Floristics.
  • Tutin, T.G. & al. (eds.) (1993). Flora Europaea ed. 2, 1: 1-581. Cambridge University Press.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Nov 1, 2000 Harper, R.M. [561] K000088868 No
Nov 1, 2000 Heller, A.A. [1620] K000088878 No
Nov 1, 2000 Drummond, T. [322] K000088875 No
Mar 1, 2000 Fernald, M.L.; Griscom, L. [4714] K000088869 No
Mar 1, 2000 Rehder, A. [s.n.] K000088866 No
Mar 1, 2000 Moldenke, H.N. [859] K000088874 No
Mar 1, 2000 Eaton, A.A. [1045] K000088873 No
Mar 1, 2000 Palmer, E.J. [9664] K000088876 No
Mar 1, 2000 Palmer, E.J. [8895] K000088867 No
Mar 1, 2000 Palmer, E.J. [16625] K000088877 No
Jan 1, 1999 Palmer, E.J. [12939] K000075285 No
Jan 1, 1999 Jones, G.N. [22210] K000075284 No
K:SPC-73850.000 No
Klitgaard, B. K:SPC-74115.000 No
K:SPC-73851.000 No

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.
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  • 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

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images