Cupressus benthamii

Taxonavigation

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

Cupressus benthamii Endl., Syn. Conif.: 59 (1847).

Homotypic
- Cupressus lusitanica var. benthamii (Endl.) Carrière, Traité Gén. Conif., ed. 2: 155 (1867).
- Cupressus lusitanica subsp. benthamii (Endl.) Franco, Agros (Lisbon) 28: 24 (1945).
- Cupressus lindleyi subsp. benthamii (Endl.) Silba, J. Int. Conifer Preserv. Soc. 12: 81 (2005).
- Callitropsis benthamii (Endl.) D.P.Little, Syst. Bot. 31: 473 (2006).
- Hesperocyparis benthamii (Endl.) Bartel, Phytologia 91: 181 (2009).
Heterotypic
- Cupressus ehrenbergii Kunze, Linnaea 20: 16 (1847).
- Cupressus knightiana Perry ex Gordon & Glend., Pinetum: 61 (1858).
- Cupressus benthamii var. knightiana (Perry ex Gordon & Glend.) Mast., J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 31: 340 (1896).
- Cupressus lusitanica var. knightiana (Perry ex Gordon & Glend.) Rehder, J. Arnold Arbor. 1: 52 (1919).

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Africa
- Regional: Western Indian Ocean
  - Mauritius, Réunion (introduced).
Continental: Northern America
- Regional: Mexico
  - Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf (Veracruz), Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest.
Continental: Southern America
- Regional: Caribbean
  - Trinidad-Tobago (introduced).

Endlicher, S.L. 1847. Synopsis Coniferarum. iv + 369 pp., Sangalli [Sankt Gallen]: Scheitlin & Zollikofer. BHL 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.

Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Cupressus benthamii in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Oct 1. Reference page.