Cupressus cashmeriana

Cupressus cashmeriana, Paro, Bhutan

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Pinales
Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Divisio: Tracheophyta Divisio: Pinophyta Classis: Pinopsida Ordo: Pinales

Familia: Cupressaceae
Subfamilia: Cupressoideae
Genus: Cupressus
Species: Cupressus cashmeriana

Name

Cupressus cashmeriana Royle ex Carrière, Traité Gén. Conif., ed. 2: 161 (1867).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Cupressus torulosa var. cashmeriana (Royle ex Carrière) A.H.Kent in H.J.Veitch, Man. Conif., new ed.: 284 (1900).
• Heterotypic
  • Cupressus himalaica var. darjeelingensis Silba, Phytologia 68: 29 (1990).
  • Cupressus darjeelingensis (Silba) Silba, J. Int. Conifer Preserv. Soc. 1: 18 (1994).
  • Cupressus pseudohimalaica Silba, J. Int. Conifer Preserv. Soc. 1: 23 (1994).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Asia-Tropical Regional: Indian Subcontinent East Himalaya (Arunachal Pradesh). References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Carrière, É.-A. 1867. Traité général des conifères; ou, Description de toutes les espèces et variétés de ce genre aujourd'hui connues, avec leur synonymie, l'indication des procédés de culture et de multiplication qu'il convient de leur appliquer. Nouvelle édition. Partie 1–2, xii + 910 pp., Paris: chez l'Auteur. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Farjon, A. 1998. World Checklist and Bibliography of Conifers. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. ISBN 1-84246-025-0. Reference page. 
• Little, D.P. 2006. Evolution and circumscription of the true Cypresses (Cupressaceae: Cupressus). Systematic Botany 31(3): 461–480. DOI: 10.1600/036364406778388638 BioOne JSTOR Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Cupressus cashmeriana in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Jan 06. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2020. Cupressus cashmeriana. Published online. Accessed: Jan 06 2020.
• Tropicos.org 2020. Cupressus cashmeriana. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 06 Jan 2020.

Vernacular names

English: Bhutan Cypress

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