Cupressus gigantea

Cupressus gigantea

Taxonavigation

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

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

Name

Cupressus gigantea W.C.Cheng & L.K.Fu, Acta Phytotax. Sin. 13(4): 85 (1975).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Cupressus torulosa var. gigantea (W.C.Cheng & L.K.Fu) Farjon, Monogr. Cupressaceae Sciadopitys: 224 (2005).
• Heterotypic
  • Cupressus flagelliformis Knight, Syn. Conif. Pl.: 20 (1850), nom. nud.
  • Cupressus majestica Knight, Syn. Conif. Pl.: 20 (1850), nom. nud.
  • Cupressus torulosa var. majestica Carrière, Traité Gén. Conif.: 118 (1855).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: China China South-Central (Yunnan), Tibet. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Cheng, W.-C., Fu, L.-K. & Cheng, C.-Y. 1975. Gymnospermae Sinicae. Acta Phytotaxonomica Sinica 13(4): 56–123. JSE (Online) 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. 
• Fu, L.-K., Yu, Y.F., Adams, R.P. & Farjon, A. 1999. Cupressus. Pp. 65–67 in Wu, Zh.Y. & Raven, P.H. (eds.), Flora of China. Volume 4: Cycadaceae through Fagaceae. Science Press, Beijing & Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis, ISBN 0-915279-70-3. efloras PDF Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Cupressus gigantea 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 gigantea. Published online. Accessed: Jan 06 2020.
• Tropicos.org 2020. Cupressus gigantea. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 06 Jan 2020.

Vernacular names

English: Tsangpo Cypress
中文: 巨柏

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