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callitropsis/chamaecyparis

19 years ago

I guess we can learn something every day. Thank you all for that interesting information.

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  • 19 years ago

    Thanks! No harm in repeating the species list in case anyone else happens in on here seeking info:

    Chamaecyparis. Asia, North America; cones mature in 6-8 months.
    Chamaecyparis formosensis - Formosan Cypress
    Chamaecyparis lawsoniana - Lawson's Cypress
    Chamaecyparis obtusa - Hinoki Cypress
    Chamaecyparis pisifera - Sawara Cypress
    Chamaecyparis taiwanensis - Taiwan Cypress
    Chamaecyparis thyoides - White Cypress

    Callitropsis - may be better regarded as a synonym of Cupressus, at least for the time being pending further DNA tests. North America, one in Vietnam; cones mature in 18-25 months (selected examples only):
    Cupressus arizonica (syn. Callitropsis arizonica) - Arizona Cypress
    Cupressus bakeri (syn. Callitropsis bakeri) - Modoc Cypress
    Cupressus glabra (syn. Callitropsis glabra) - Smooth Arizona Cypress
    Cupressus lusitanica (syn. Callitropsis lusitanica) - Mexican Cypress
    Cupressus macnabiana (syn. Callitropsis macnabiana) - MacNab Cypress
    Cupressus macrocarpa (syn. Callitropsis macrocarpa) - Monterey Cypress
    Cupressus nootkatensis (syn. Callitropsis nootkatensis) - Nootka Cypress
    Cupressus sargentii (syn. Callitropsis sargentii) - Sargent's Cypress
    Cupressus vietnamensis (syn. Callitropsis vietnamensis) - Vietnamese Cypress

    Cupressus, in the restricted sense. Eurasia, North Africa; cones mature in 18-20 months (selected examples only):
    Cupressus atlantica - Moroccan Cypress
    Cupressus cashmeriana - Bhutan Cypress
    Cupressus dupreziana - Saharan Cypress
    Cupressus funebris - Chinese Cypress
    Cupressus sempervirens - Mediterranean Cypress
    Cupressus torulosa - West Himalayan Cypress

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  • 19 years ago

    For anyone who want to delve in further!

    Gadek, P. A., Alpers, D. L., Heslewood, M. M., & Quinn, C. J. (2000). Relationships within Cupressaceae sensu lato. A combined morphological and molecular approach. American Journal of Botany 87: 1044-1057.

    Little, D. P., Schwarzbach, A., Adams, R. P., & Hsieh, C.-F. (2004). The Circumscription and Phylogenetic Relationship of Callitopsis and the Newly Described Genus Xanthocyparis (Cupressaceae) American Journal of Botany 91: 1872-1881.

    Xiang, Q. & Li, J. (2005). Derivation of Xanthocyparis and Juniperus from within Cupressus: Evidence from Sequences of nrDNA Internal Transcribed Spacer Region. Harvard Papers in Botany 9: 375-382.

    Little, D. P. (2006). Evolution and Circumscription of the True Cypresses (Cupressaceae : Cupressus). Systematic Botany 31: 461-480.

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