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Cupressaceae (cypress)
Taxonomy
Cupressaceae was named by Gray (1822). It is extant. Its type is Cupressoideae.
It was assigned to Cupressales by Link (1829); to Gymnospermae by Ozaki (1974); to Pinales by Hueber (1983) and Meyen (1984); to Gymnospermopsida by McIver and Basinger (1993); to Pinopsida by Mabberley (2000); and to Coniferales by Christophel (1976), Hickey (1977), Poole et al. (2001), Taylor et al. (2008) and Shi et al. (2012).
It was assigned to Cupressales by Link (1829); to Gymnospermae by Ozaki (1974); to Pinales by Hueber (1983) and Meyen (1984); to Gymnospermopsida by McIver and Basinger (1993); to Pinopsida by Mabberley (2000); and to Coniferales by Christophel (1976), Hickey (1977), Poole et al. (2001), Taylor et al. (2008) and Shi et al. (2012).
Subtaxa
Athrotaxidoideae, Austrohamia, Bungarbia, Callitroideae, Calocedrus, Calycocarpus, Chamaecyparioxylon, Cunninghamioideae, Cupressaceoovulites, Cupressinites, Cupressistrobus, Cupressoideae (type subfamily), Cupressospermum, Ditaxocladus, Drumhellera, Heterocladiscos, Heyderia, Juniperoxylon, Mesocyparis, Metacupressinoxylon, Monarophyllum, Palaeocallitroxylon, Patagotaxodia, Protocupressinoxylon, Sabina, Sequoioideae, Sequoioxylon, Taiwanioideae, Taxodioideae, Taxodioxylon, Tetraclinoxylon, Thuites, Thujadendron, Thujatostrobus
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1822 | Cupressaceae Gray pp. 222, 225 |
| 1829 | Cupressaceae Link p. 472 |
| 1974 | Cupressaceae Ozaki |
| 1976 | Cupressaceae Christophel |
| 1977 | Cupressaceae Hickey |
| 1983 | Cupressaceae Hueber p. 272 |
| 1984 | Cupressaceae Meyen p. 90 |
| 1985 | Cupressaceoovulites Mahajan et al. |
| 1993 | Cupressaceae McIver and Basinger |
| 2000 | Cupressaceae Mabberley |
| 2001 | Cupressaceae Poole et al. |
| 2008 | Cupressaceae Taylor et al. p. 1029 |
| 2012 | Cupressaceae Shi et al. |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
Fm. Cupressaceae Gray 1822 [cypress]
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Subfm. Athrotaxidoideae
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G. †Athrotaxis Don 1839
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Athrotaxis cupressoides Don 1838 [Tasmanian pencil pine]
†Athrotaxis eolignitica Berry 1916
Athrotaxis laxifolia Don 1841 [summit cedar]
†Athrotaxis mesibovii Hill et al. 1993
†Athrotaxis rhomboidea Hill et al. 1993
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Invalid names: Mesibovia rhomboidea Wells and Hill 1989 [replaced]
Athrotaxis selaginoides Don 1838 [King William pine]
†Athrotaxis ungeri Florin 1940
G. †Austrohamia Escapa et al. 2008
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†Austrohamia asfaltensis Contreras et al. 2019
†Austrohamia minuta Escapa et al. 2008
Subfm. Callitroideae Saxton 1913
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G. Callitris Ventenat 1808
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†Callitris comptonii Bowerbank 1840
†Callitris curta Bowerbank 1840
†Callitris strahanensis Jordan 1995
G. Libocedrus Endlicher 1847
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†Libocedrus acutifolius Whang and Hill 1999
†Libocedrus adpressa Gardner 1883
†Libocedrus balfourensis Paull and Hill 2009
†Libocedrus coloradensis Cockerell 1907
†Libocedrus jacksonii Hill and Carpenter 1989
†Libocedrus lantenoisi Laurent 1912
†Libocedrus leaensis Paull and Hill 2009
†Libocedrus mesibovii Hill and Carpenter 1989
†Libocedrus microformis Paull and Hill 2009
†Libocedrus morrisonii Hill and Carpenter 1989
†Libocedrus obtusifolius Whang and Hill 1999
†Libocedrus praedecurrens Knowlton 1926
G. Calocedrus Kurz 1873
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†Calocedrus huashanensis Shi et al. 2012
†Calocedrus shengxianensis He et al. 2012
Subfm. Cunninghamioideae
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G. Cunninghamia Brown
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Cunninghamia konishii Hooker 1827 [Formosan China fir]
Cunninghamia lanceolata Hooker 1827 [Chinese fir]
†Cunninghamia protokonishii Tanai and Onoe 1961
G. †Cupressinites Bowerbank 1840
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†Cupressinites crassus Bowerbank 1840
†Cupressinites elongatus Bowerbank 1840
†Cupressinites oviformis Chandler 1961
†Cupressinites subfusiformis Bowerbank 1840
†Cupressinites thujoides Bowerbank 1840
Subfm. Cupressoideae Rich 1826
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G. Chamaecyparis Spach 1841
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Chamaecyparis nutkaensis Lindley and Gordon 1850
†Chamaecyparis shikamana Ozaki 1974
Chamaecyparis thyoides Linnaeus 1753
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Invalid names: Chamaecyparis sphaeroidea Spach 1841 [synonym]
G. Cupressus Linnaeus 1753
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Cupressus disticha Linnaeus 1753 [bald cypress]
Cupressus macrocarpa Hartweg 1847
†Cupressus mohavensis Axelrod 1939
G. Juniperus Linnaeus 1753 [juniper]
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Juniperus californica Carrière 1850
†Juniperus haydenii Lesquereux 1874
†Juniperus hypnoides Heer 1882
Juniperus virginiana Linnaeus 1753
G. Thuja Linnaeus 1753
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†Thuja cretacea Heer 1882
†Thuja garmani Lesquereux 1872
†Thuja gracilis Newberry 1868
†Thuja interrupta Newberry 1868
Thuja occidentalis Linnaeus 1753
G. Thujopsis Siebold and Zuccarini 1842 [hiba]
G. †Ditaxocladus Guo et al. 1984
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†Ditaxocladus catenulatus Guo et al. 2012
†Ditaxocladus planiphyllus Guo and Sun 1984
G. Heyderia Koch 1873
G. †Mesocyparis McIver and Basinger 1987
G. †Patagotaxodia Andruchow-Colombo et al. 2022
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†Patagotaxodia lefipanensis Andruchow-Colombo et al. 2022
G. †Protocupressinoxylon Eckhold 1921
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†Protocupressinoxylon cupressoides Holden 1913
†Protocupressinoxylon purbeckensis Francis 1983
Subfm. Sequoioideae
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G. Metasequoia Miki 1941 [dawn redwood]
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†Metasequoia disticha Miki 1941
Metasequoia glyptostroboides Hu and Cheng 1948 [dawn redwood]
†Metasequoia occidentalis Chaney 1951
†Metasequoia occidentalis Newberry 1863
G. Sequoia Endlicher 1847 [coast redwood]
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†Sequoia acuminata Lesquereux 1875
†Sequoia acutifolia Newberry 1891
†Sequoia affinis Lesquereux 1876
†Sequoia albertensis Penhallow 1908
†Sequoia ambigua Heer 1878
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Invalid names: Arthrotaxopsis expansa Fontaine 1906 [synonym], Sphenolepidium dentifolium Fontaine 1889 [synonym], Sphenolepidium recurvifolium Fontaine 1889 [synonym]
†Sequoia angustifolia Lesquereux 1872
†Sequoia bowerbankii Ettingshausen and Gardner 1879
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Invalid names: Petrophiloides cellularis Bowerbank 1840 [synonym], Petrophiloides cylindricus Bowerbank 1840 [synonym]
†Sequoia brevifolia Heer 1868
†Sequoia burgessii Penhallow 1903
†Sequoia charlottensis Knowlton 1919
†Sequoia concinna Heer 1906
†Sequoia condita Lesquereux 1875
†Sequoia couttsiae Heer 1862
†Sequoia cuneata Newberry 1863
†Sequoia cycadopsis Fontaine 1889
†Sequoia delicatula Fontaine 1889
†Sequoia fairbanksi Fontaine 1905
†Sequoia fastigiata Sternberg 1833
†Sequoia formosa Lesquereux 1868
†Sequoia gracilis Heer 1873
†Sequoia gracillima Lesquereux 1868
†Sequoia heerii Lesquereux 1871
†Sequoia heterophylla Velenovsky 1885
†Sequoia jeholensis Endo 1951
†Sequoia langsdorfii Heer 1877
†Sequoia longifolia Lesquereux 1875
†Sequoia magnifica Knowlton 1898
†Sequoia magnifolia Knowlton 1916
†Sequoia maguanensis Zhang and Zhou 2015
†Sequoia minor Velenovsky 1886
†Sequoia nordenskioeldii Heer 1870
†Sequoia obovata Knowlton 1916
†Sequoia pagiophylloides Fontaine 1893
†Sequoia penhallowi Jeffrey 1904
†Sequoia reichenbachi Heer 1868
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Invalid names: Sequoia densifolia Fontaine 1889 [synonym], Sequoia inferna Ward 1905 [synonym]
†Sequoia rigida Heer 1873
Sequoia sempervirens Don 1824 [coast redwood]
†Sequoia smittiana Heer 1872
†Sequoia spinosa Newberry 1882
†Sequoia winchellii Lesquereux 1884
G. Sequoiadendron Buchholz
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†Sequoiadendron fordi Chandler 1978
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Invalid names: Araucaria goepperti Gardner 1883 [synonym], Araucarites sternbergi Goeppert 1850 [replaced]
Sequoiadendron giganteum Buchholz 1939 [giant sequoia]
Subfm. Taiwanioideae
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Subfm. Taxodioideae
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G. Glyptostrobus Endlicher 1847 [Chinese swamp cypress]
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†Glyptostrobus europaeus Unger 1850
†Glyptostrobus europaeus Brongniart 1833
†Glyptostrobus groenlandicus Heer 1874
Glyptostrobus pensilis Koch 1873 [Chines swamp cypress]
G. Taxodium Richard 1810
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†Taxodium brookense Fontaine 1889
Taxodium distichum Linnaeus 1753 [bald cypress]
†Taxodium europaeum Brongniart 1833
†Taxodium lakense Chandler 1962
†Taxodium laramianum Penhallow 1904
Taxodium mucronatum Tenore 1853 [Montezume bald cypress]
†Taxodium occidentale Newberry 1863
Taxodium sempervirens Don 1824 [coast redwood]
†Taxodium tinajorum Heer 1871
†Taxodium virginicum Fontaine 1889
G. Taxodioxylon Hartig 1848
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†Cupressinoxylon (Taxodioxylon) rajmahalense Bharadwaj 1953
†Taxodioxylon credneri Platen 1907
†Taxodioxylon cuddalorense Ramanujam 1960
†Taxodioxylon goepperti Hartig 1848
G. Thuites Sternberg 1823
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†Thuites alaskensis Lesquereux 1882
†Thuites ehrenswaerdi Heer 1871
†Thuites interruptus Bell 1949
†Thuites meriani Heer 1873
Invalid names: Cupressaceoovulites Mahajan et al. 1985 [nomen nudum]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available