Chamaecyparis thyoides

Trees; Franklin Parker Reserve, Chatsworth, New Jersey

Foliage & cones; Franklin Parker Reserve, Chatsworth, New Jersey

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Cupressaceae
Subfamilia: Cupressoideae
Genus: Chamaecyparis
Species: Chamaecyparis thyoides
Subspecies: C. t. subsp. henryae – C. t. subsp. thyoides

Name

Chamaecyparis thyoides (L.) Britton, Sterns & Poggenb., Prelim. Cat.: 71 (1888).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Cupressus thyoides L. (basionym)
• Homotypic
  • Cupressus palustris Salisb., Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton: 398 (1796), nom. superfl.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Chamaecyparis thyoides Continental: Northern America Regional: Eastern USA E and SE USA, from Maine south to N Florida, west to S Mississippi. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Britton, N.L., Sterns, E.E. & Poggenburg, J.F. 1888. Preliminary Catalogue of Anthophyta and Pteridophyta reported as growing spontaneously within one hundred miles of New York City. v–xi, 1–90. BHL Reference page. : 71 ..

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Chamaecyparis thyoides in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 March 26. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Chamaecyparis thyoides. Published online. Accessed: March 26 2023.
• Hassler, M. 2023. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Chamaecyparis thyoides. Accessed: 26 March 2023.
• Hassler, M. 2023. Chamaecyparis thyoides. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2023. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2023 March 26. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

dansk: Hvid Ædelcypres
Deutsch: Weiße Scheinzypresse
English: Atlantic White Cypress
español: Ciprés blanco
suomi: Pallosypressi
norsk: Hvit sypress
polski: Cyprysik żywotnikowaty
中文: 美国尖叶扁柏

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