Cupressaceae Cupressus sempervirens L.
Etymology
Cupressus refers to the Latin name for cypress.
sempervirens refers to ‘evergreen’, in contrast to the deciduous Taxodium distichum who was once placed in Cupressus by Linnaeus.
Colloquial Name
Mediterranean cypress
Distribution
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TDWG Codes
1, 13, KRI, 2, 20, LBY, TUN, 3, 34, CYP, EAI, IRN, LBS, LBS-LB, LBS-SY, PAL, PAL-IS, PAL-JO, TUR
Habitat
The natural habitats for Cupressus sempervirens are mediterranean-type shrublands. It is naturally found at an elevation of at least 1700 up to 1700 metres. Other conifers associated with Cupressus sempervirens are:
USDA Hardiness zone – 7
Cupressus sempervirens is hardy to USDA Zone 7 (Bannister & Neuner, 2001), meaning its frost tolerance lies somewhere in the range of -17.8C (0F) to -12.2C (10F).
Species Continuity
The population trend for Cupressus sempervirens is unknown. There are no known threats for Cupressus sempervirens.
IUCN Category – LC
According to the IUCN Red List, Cupressus sempervirens has been assigned the status of LC(Least Concern). This means that according to the Red List criteria, this species is not qualified as threatened.
Superordinate Taxa
The nearest superordinate taxon for Cupressus sempervirens is Cupressus. The coordinate taxa for Cupressus sempervirens are therefore:
- Cupressus arizonica
- Cupressus bakeri
- Cupressus cashmeriana
- Cupressus chengiana
- Cupressus duclouxiana
- Cupressus dupreziana
- Cupressus funebris
- Cupressus goveniana
- Cupressus guadalupensis
- Cupressus lusitanica
- Cupressus macnabiana
- Cupressus macrocarpa
- Cupressus sargentii
- Cupressus torulosa
Cupressus sempervirens is further placed under Cupressoideae. Cupressus sempervirens is also placed under Cupressaceae.
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Cultivars
‘Aurea’, ‘Glauca’, ‘Gold Rocket’, ‘Green Pencil’, ‘Greenspire’, ‘Karoonda’, ‘Stricta’, ‘Stricta Aurea’, ‘Swane’s Gold’, ‘Swane’s Variegata’, ‘Tiny Tower’, ‘Tito’, ‘Totem’
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