Cupressus macrocarpa

Cupressus macrocarpa, Point Lobos, Monterey County, California, USA

Taxonavigation

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

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

Name

Cupressus macrocarpa Hartw., J. Hort. Soc. London 2: 187 (1847).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Cupressus macrocarpa Hartw. ex Gordon, J. Hort. Soc. London 4: 296 (–297; fig.) (1849), nom. superfl..
  • Callitropsis macrocarpa (Hartw.) D.P.Little, Syst. Bot. 31: 474 (2006).
  • Hesperocyparis macrocarpa (Hartw.) Bartel, Phytologia 91: 182 (2009).
  • Neocupressus macrocarpa (Hartw.) de Laub., Novon 19: 304 (2009).
• Heterotypic
  • Cupressus hartwegii Carrière, Rev. Hort. (Paris), sér. 4, 4: 233 (1855).
  • Cupressus lambertiana Carrière, Traité Gén. Conif.: 124 (1855).
  • Cupressus lambertiana var. fastigiata Carrière, Traité Gén. Conif.: 124 (1855).
  • Cupressus macrocarpa variegata Van Geert, Nursery Cat. (Auguste Van Geert) 63: 10 (1868).
  • Cupressus macrocarpa var. crippsii R.Sm., Pl. Fir Tribe: 16 (1874).
  • Cupressus macrocarpa var. fastigiata (Carrière) Anon., Garden (London, 1871-1927) 5: 253 (1874).
  • Cupressus macrocarpa var. lambertiana (Carrière) Anon., Garden (London, 1871-1927) 5: 253 (1874).
  • Cupressus reinwardtii Beissn., Handb. Nadelholzk.: 103 (1891).
  • Cupressus macrocarpa var. farallonensis Mast., J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 31: 344 (1896).
  • Cupressus macrocarpa var. lutea Webster, Hardy Conif. Trees: 43 (1896).
  • Cupressus macrocarpa var. angulata Lemmon, Sierra Club Bull. 4: 115 (1902).
  • Cupressus macrocarpa f. pygmaea A.B.Jacks., Gard. Chron., ser. 3, 103: 267 (1938).
  • Cupressus macrocarpa f. crippsii (R.Sm.) Rehder, Bibl. Cult. Trees: 49 (1949).
  • Cupressus macrocarpa f. fastigiata (Carrière) Rehder, Bibl. Cult. Trees: 49 (1949).
  • Cupressus macrocarpa f. lutea (Webster) Rehder, Bibl. Cult. Trees: 49 (1949).
  • Cupressus macrocarpa subsp. lobosensis Silba, J. Int. Conifer Preserv. Soc. 10: 30 (2003).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Europe Regional: Northern Europe Great Britain, Ireland (introduced). Regional: Southwestern Europe France, Portugal, Spain (introduced). Regional: Southeastern Europe Italy, Sicilia (introduced). Continental: Africa Regional: Northeast Tropical Africa Eritrea (introduced). Regional: Middle Atlantic Ocean St. Helena (introduced). Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Western Asia Turkey (introduced). Continental: Australasia Regional: Australia South Australia, Tasmania (introduced). Regional: New Zealand New Zealand North, New Zealand South (introduced). Continental: Northern America Regional: Southwestern U.S.A. California. Continental: Southern America Regional: Southern South America Argentina Northeast, Juan Fernández Islands (introduced). Continental: Antarctic Regional: Subantarctic Islands Amsterdam-St. Paul Islands, Falkland Islands (introduced). References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Hartweg, K.T. 1847. Journal of a mission to California in search of plants. Part III. Journal of the Horticultural Society of London 2: 187–191. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• 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

• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Cupressus macrocarpa in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Cupressus macrocarpa in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Oct 2. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2020. Cupressus macrocarpa. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 2 Oct 2020.
• International Plant Names Index. 2020. Cupressus macrocarpa. Published online. Accessed: Oct 2 2020. (supporting the validity of Hartweg's name)

Vernacular names

العربية: سرو كبير الثمار
azərbaycanca: İrimeyvəli sərv
беларуская: Кіпарыс буйнаплодны
български: Калифорнийски кипарис
català: Xiprer de Lambert
Cymraeg: Cypreswydden Monterey
Deutsch: Monterey-Zypresse
English: Monterey Cypress
español: Ciprés de Monterey
euskara: Monterreyko nekosta
suomi: Montereynsypressi
français: Cyprès de Lambert
galego: Alcipreste de California
עברית: ברוש גדול-פירות
magyar: Monterey-ciprus
italiano: Cipresso di Monterey
lietuvių: Dailusis kiparisas
Nederlands: Montereycipres
norsk: Montereysypress
polski: Cyprys wielkoszyszkowy
português: Cipreste-da-Califórnia
русский: Кипарис крупноплодный
српски / srpski: Амерички чемпрес
Türkçe: Monteri servisi

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