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Cupressus sempervirens

L. (1753)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Pinophyta Class/Clade: Pinopsida Order: Pinales Family: Cupressaceae Genus: Cupressus

Italian cypress, Mediterranean cypress

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Description

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Synonyms (39)

Chamaecyparis thujiformis R.Sm. ex Gordon (1875)
Cupressus conoidea Spadoni (1826)
Cupressus elongata Salisb. (1796)
Cupressus expansa Targ.Tozz. ex Steud. (1840)
Cupressus fastigiata DC. (1815)
Cupressus foemina Garsault (1764)
Cupressus globulifera Parl. (1860)
Cupressus horizontalis Mill. (1768)
Cupressus horizontalis var. pendula Endl. (1847)
Cupressus lugubris Salisb. (1796)
Cupressus mariae Sennen (1928)
Cupressus mas Garsault (1764)
Cupressus orientalis Beissn. (1891)
Cupressus patula Pers. (1807)
Cupressus pyramidalis O.Targ.Tozz. (1810)
Cupressus roylei Carrière (1855)
Cupressus sempervirens f. horizontalis (Mill.) Voss (1895)
Cupressus sempervirens f. stricta (Aiton) Rehder (1949)
Cupressus sempervirens subsp. horizontalis (Mill.) A.Camus (1914)
Cupressus sempervirens subsp. indica (Parl.) Silba (2005)
Cupressus sempervirens subvar. horizontalis (Mill.) Hayek (1924)
Cupressus sempervirens subvar. pyramidalis Hayek (1924)
Cupressus sempervirens var. globulifera Parl. (1868)
Cupressus sempervirens var. horizontalis (Mill.) G.Don (1830)
Cupressus sempervirens var. indica Parl. (1868)
Cupressus sempervirens var. numidica Trab. ex G.Barron (1913)
Cupressus sempervirens var. pendula (Endl.) A.Camus (1914)
Cupressus sempervirens var. pyramidalis Nyman (1882)
Cupressus sempervirens var. sphaerocarps (Parl.) Parl. (1868)
Cupressus sempervirens var. stricta Aiton (1789)
Cupressus sempervirens var. umbilicata (Parl.) Parl. (1868)
Cupressus sphaerocarpa Parl. (1860)
Cupressus stricta Mill. ex Gordon & Glend. (1858)
Cupressus thujifolia Knight ex Gordon & Glend. (1858)
Cupressus thujiformis Parker ex Gordon (1862)
Cupressus thujioides H.Low ex Gordon (1862)
Cupressus umbilicata Parl. (1860)
Cupressus whitleyana Carrière (1855)
Juniperus whitleyana Miq. (1857)

Uses and Culture

USES

Natural History

Statewide Status

Only found in cultivation

Island Status

Kaua'i Only found in cultivation
O'ahu Only found in cultivation
Lana'i Only found in cultivation
Maui Only found in cultivation
Hawai'i Only found in cultivation

Dispersal Agents

Wind

Pollinators

Bibliography

Name Published In: Sp. Pl.: 1002 (1753)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Cupressus sempervirens Waiopa Preserved_Specimen Munro, G.C. 520 Lanai BISH 1916-03-06
2 Cupressus sempervirens Honolulu, 1911 Keeaumoku St Preserved_Specimen Neal, M.C. Oahu BISH 1930-12-12
3 Cupressus sempervirens Honolulu, Kamehameha Schools Preserved_Specimen Pearsall, G.A. Oahu BISH 1951-12-28
4 Cupressus sempervirens Waiapaa Preserved_Specimen Munro, G.C. 520 Lanai BISH 1916-03-06
5 Cupressus sempervirens Honolulu, lower Manoa valley residence Cultivated tree grown in yard. Preserved_Specimen Columnar tree ca. 40 ft. tall. Lee, P. 567 Oahu BISH 1990-03-08
6 Cupressus sempervirens Waiapaa Introduced. Planted 1911. Preserved_Specimen Tree. Munro, G.C. 714 Lanai BISH 1926-02-24
7 Cupressus sempervirens Honolulu, in front of apartment bldg. at 2884 Date St., across from Ala Wai Golf Course Cultivated tree between bldg and sidewalk. Preserved_Specimen Fastigiate tree ca. 45 ft. tall, 4 ft. in diam, needles appressed to twigs, scalelike, gray-green in life. Staples, G.W. 543 Oahu BISH 1990-01-13
8 Cupressus sempervirens Pukalani Planted, introduced. Preserved_Specimen Small tree, 30 ft., 2 ft. diam. Little Jr., E.L. 31090 Maui BISH 1976-08-24
9 Cupressus sempervirens Waimea Roadside. Preserved_Specimen Tree 20', 8 diam. Little Jr., E.L. 31078 Hawaii BISH 1976-08-18
10 Cupressus sempervirens Wailua Game Reserve, above Wailua Vegetation on plots stripmined for bauxite ore in 1958-1960. Tree plot area. Fertilizer applied topically. Preserved_Specimen Sterile tree of 10 m but blown down. Howard, R.A. 20221 Kauai BISH 1985-10-20
11 Cupressus sempervirens Keauhou Ranch, Kau District, between eastern ranch boundary and Puu oo Trail Planted in pasture with pines. Preserved_Specimen Narrow columnar tree 18' tall. Cuddihy, L.W. 606 Hawaii BISH 1980-10-01
12 Cupressus sempervirens Waianae Mts, Honouliuli, below Puu Manawahua, ridge W of Awanui Gulch Dry slope, planted for reforestation. Preserved_Specimen Tree 8 m tall. Fosberg, F.R. 13808 Oahu BISH 1937-05-02
13 Cupressus sempervirens Waimea Planted at roadside, introduced. Preserved_Specimen Tree 50 ft, 2.5 ft. diam. Little Jr., E.L. 31077 Hawaii BISH 1976-08-18
14 Cupressus sempervirens Pukalani Planted, introduced. Preserved_Specimen Small tree, 30 ft., 2 ft. diam. Little Jr., E.L. 31090 Maui BISH 1976-08-24
15 Cupressus sempervirens Honolulu, 1930 Ualakaa St Preserved_Specimen Tall, narrow tree. Neal, M.C. Oahu BISH 1941-06-17
16 Cupressus sempervirens Humuula Preserved_Specimen Neal, M.C. 875 Hawaii BISH 1935-08-19
17 Cupressus sempervirens Waimea Canyon State Park; Kokee Methodist Camp cabins Preserved_Specimen Flynn, T.W. 2035 Kauai BISH 1986-12-30
18 Cupressus sempervirens Waimea Canyon State Park; cultivated plants from cabins near Kokee Methodist Camp Preserved_Specimen Columner trees of at least 25 ft. Flynn, T.W. 2032 Kauai BISH 1986-12-30
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