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Cupressaceae (cypress)

Coniferales - Cupressaceae

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1822Cupressaceae Gray pp. 222, 225
1829Cupressaceae Link p. 472
1974Cupressaceae Ozaki
1976Cupressaceae Christophel
1977Cupressaceae Hickey
1983Cupressaceae Hueber p. 272
1984Cupressaceae Meyen p. 90
1985Cupressaceoovulites Mahajan et al.
1993Cupressaceae McIver and Basinger
2000Cupressaceae Mabberley
2001Cupressaceae Poole et al.
2008Cupressaceae Taylor et al. p. 1029
2012Cupressaceae Shi et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
phylumPinophyta
RankNameAuthor
orderConiferales
familyCupressaceae
familyCupressaceae

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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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
G. †Bungarbia Whang and Hill 1999
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†Bungarbia linifolius Whang and Hill 1999
Subfm. Callitroideae Saxton 1913
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G. Austrocedrus Florin and Boutelje 1954
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†Austrocedrus tasmanica Hill and Carpenter 1989
G. Callitris Ventenat 1808
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†Callitris comptonii Bowerbank 1840
†Callitris curta Bowerbank 1840
†Callitris strahanensis Jordan 1995
G. Diselma Hooker 1857
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†Diselma microfolius Paull and Hill 2009
G. Fitzroya Hooker and Lindley 1851
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†Fitzroya tasmanensis Hill and Whang 1996
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. Papuacedrus Li 1953
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†Papuacedrus australis Hill and Carpenter 1989
G. Calocedrus Kurz 1873
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†Calocedrus huashanensis Shi et al. 2012
†Calocedrus shengxianensis He et al. 2012
G. †Calycocarpus Goeppert 1850
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†Calycocarpus thujoides Goeppert 1850
G. †Chamaecyparioxylon Khudajberdyev 1958
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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
G. †Cupressistrobus Chandler 1961
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†Cupressistrobus gardneri Chandler 1961
Subfm. Cupressoideae Rich 1826
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G. Chamaecyparis Spach 1841
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Chamaecyparis nutkaensis Lindley and Gordon 1850
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. Fokienia Henry and Thomas 1911 [Fujian cypress]
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†Fokienia kawaii Hayata 1917
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. †Cupressospermum Mai 1960
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G. †Ditaxocladus Guo et al. 1984
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†Ditaxocladus catenulatus Guo et al. 2012
†Ditaxocladus planiphyllus Guo and Sun 1984
G. †Drumhellera Serbet and Stockey 1991
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†Drumhellera kurmanniae Serbet and Stockey 1991
G. †Heterocladiscos Ettingshausen 1866
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†Heterocladiscos thujoides Ettingshausen 1866
G. Heyderia Koch 1873
G. †Juniperoxylon Houlbert 1910
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†Juniperoxylon turonense Houlbert 1910
G. †Mesocyparis McIver and Basinger 1987
G. †Metacupressinoxylon Torrey 1923
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G. †Monarophyllum Whang and Hill 1999
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†Monarophyllum bilateralis Whang and Hill 1999
G. †Palaeocallitroxylon Greguss 1970
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G. †Patagotaxodia Andruchow-Colombo et al. 2022
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†Patagotaxodia lefipanensis Andruchow-Colombo et al. 2022
G. Sabina Miller 1758
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†Sabina linguaefolia Lesquereux 1883
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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 Newberry 1863
†Metasequoia occidentalis Chaney 1951
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 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]
G. †Sequoioxylon Torrey 1923
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†Sequoioxylon montanense Torrey 1923
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G. Taiwania Hayata 1932
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Taiwania cryptomeriodes Hyata 1906 [Taiwan cryptomeria]
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G. Cryptomeria Don
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Cryptomeria japonica Don 1839 [Japanese cedar]
G. Glyptostrobus Endlicher 1847 [Chinese swamp cypress]
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†Glyptostrobus europaeus Brongniart 1833
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 dubium Sternberg 1824
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Invalid names: Taxodium nevadensis Lesquereux 1873 [synonym]
†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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†Taxodioxylon credneri Platen 1907
†Taxodioxylon cuddalorense Ramanujam 1960
†Taxodioxylon goepperti Hartig 1848
G. †Tetraclinoxylon Grambast 1951
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†Tetraclinoxylon boureaui Grambast 1951
G. Thuites Sternberg 1823
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†Thuites alaskensis Lesquereux 1882
†Thuites ehrenswaerdi Heer 1871
†Thuites interruptus Bell 1949
†Thuites meriani Heer 1873
G. †Thujadendron Bock 1969
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G. †Thujatostrobus Bock 1969
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G. Widdringtonia Endlicher 1842 [African cypress]
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†Widdringtonia complanata Lesquereux 1875
Invalid names: Cupressaceoovulites Mahajan et al. 1985 [nomen nudum]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Rhaetian to the top of the Holocene or 205.70000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 201.4 Ma

Collections (974 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Rhaetian205.7 - 201.4Germany Thuites schloenbachii (24837)
Early/Lower Jurassic - Middle Jurassic201.4 - 161.5Argentina (Chubut) Austrohamia minuta (199914)
Pliensbachian192.9 - 184.2United Kingdom Taxodioxylon sp. (31130)
Toarcian - Aalenian184.2 - 170.9Argentina (Chubut) Austrohamia asfaltensis (211359)
Aalenian174.7 - 170.9United Kingdom (Scotland) Taxodioxylon sp. (24357 24359 24362 24363 24364 24535)
Early/Lower Aalenian174.7 - 170.9United Kingdom (Scotland) Taxodioxylon sp. (24354 24356)
Early/Lower Aalenian - Early/Lower Bajocian174.7 - 168.6United Kingdom (Scotland) Taxodioxylon sp. (24350)
Middle Jurassic - Late/Upper Jurassic174.7 - 143.1China Sequoia jeholensis (205065)
Early/Lower Bajocian170.9 - 168.6United Kingdom (Scotland) Taxodioxylon sp. (24366 24367 24368 24536)
Bathonian - Callovian168.2 - 161.5Ukraine Cupressus sp. 1 (30955 30963)
Late/Upper Jurassic161.5 - 143.1China (Heilongjiang) Sequoia sp. 1 (29529 29616) Taxodium sp. 1 (29528)
Late/Upper Jurassic161.5 - 143.1India (Jharkhand) Taxodioxylon sp., Cupressinoxylon rajmahalense (224719)
Late/Upper Jurassic - Early/Lower Cretaceous161.5 - 100.5Peru Thuites sp. 1 (30363)
Early/Lower Kimmeridgian154.8 - 152.21Switzerland (Jura) Protocupressinoxylon purbeckensis (185667)
Kimmeridgian - Tithonian154.8 - 143.1USA (Utah) Sequoia sp. (221973)
Kimmeridgian - Tithonian154.8 - 143.1USA (Colorado) Protocupressinoxylon medlynii (11611)
Tithonian149.2 - 143.1Germany (Franconia) Callitris sp. (24521 24524)
Tithonian149.2 - 143.1France Sequoia portlandica (24516)
Berriasian143.1 - 137.05France (Poitou-Charentes) Protocupressinoxylon sp. (142093)
Early/Lower Cretaceous143.1 - 100.5USA (Georgia) Sequoia reichenbachi (212691 212692)