Cunninghamia lanceolata

Cunninghamia lanceolata, Fangshan, Wenzhou/Taizhou, Zhejiang, China

Folia et strobili; Tả Phìn north of Sa Pa, Prov. Lào Cai, Việt Nam

The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Cunninghamia lanceolata is listed as Least Concern.

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Cupressaceae
Subfamilia: Cunninghamioideae
Genus: Cunninghamia
Species: Cunninghamia lanceolata

Name

Cunninghamia lanceolata (Lamb.) Hook., Bot. Mag. 54: t. 2743 (1827).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Pinus lanceolata Lamb., Descr. Pinus 1: 52 (1803).
• Homotypic
  • Araucaria lanceolata (Lamb.) J.J.Walters, Allg. Deutsch. Gartenbuch, ed. 4, 1 654 (1834).
  • Belis jaculifolia Salisb., Trans. Linn. Soc. London 8: 315 (1807), nom. superfl.
  • Belis lanceolata (Lamb.) Hoffmanns., Verz. Pfl.-Kult.: 42 (1824).
  • Cunninghamia jaculifolia Druce, Rep. Bot. Soc. Exch. Club Brit. Isles 1916: 618 (1917), nom. superfl.
  • Cunninghamia sinensis A.Rich. in J.B.G. Bory de Saint-Vincent, Dict. Class. Hist. Nat. 5: 189 (1824), nom. superfl.
  • Cunninghamia sinensis Rich. in A.Richard, Comm. Bot. Conif. Cycad.: 80 (1826), nom. superfl.
  • Raxopitys cunninghamii J.Nelson in Pinaceae: 97 (1866), nom. superfl.
  • Abies lanceolata (Lamb.) Poir. in J.B.A.M.de Lamarck, Encycl. 6: 523 (1804).
• Heterotypic
  • Cunninghamia lanceolata var. unicanaliculata (D.Y.Wang & H.L.Liu) Silba in J. Int. Conifer Preserv. Soc. 7: 23 (2000).
  • Cunninghamia sinensis var. prolifera Lemée & H.Lév., Monde Pl. 16: 20 (1914).
  • Cunninghamia unicanaliculata D.Y.Wang & H.L.Liu, Acta Phytotax. Sin. 20: 230 (1982).
  • Cunninghamia unicanaliculata var. pyramidalis D.Y.Wang & H.L.Liu, Acta Phytotax. Sin. 20: 231 (1982).
  • Abies batavorum Siebold ex Carrière, Traité Gén. Conif., ed. 2: 229 (1867).
  • Larix chinensis Mill., Gard. Dict., ed. 8.: n.° 2 (1768)
  • Pinus abies Lour., Fl. Cochinch.: 579 (1790), sensu auct.
  • Pinus chinensis (Mill.) Münchh., Hausvater 5(1): 226 (1770).

Distribution

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

References

Primary references

• Hooker, W.J. 1827. Botanical Magazine; or, Flower-Garden Displayed ... London 54: t (2743).

Additional references

• Farjon, A. 2001. World Checklist and Bibliography of Conifers. 2. ed., 309 pp. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. ISBN 1-84246-025-0 Reference page. 
• Averyanov, L.V., Nguyên, T.H., Nguyen, K.S., Pham, V.T., Lamxay, V., Bounphanmy, S., Lorphengsy, S., Phan, K.L, Lanorsavanh, S. & Chantthavongsa, K. 2014. Gymnosperms of Laos. Nordic Journal of Botany 32(6): 765–805. DOI: 10.1111/njb.00498 ResearchGate Reference page. 

Links

• Zhang, D. & Christian, T. 2013. Cunninghamia lanceolata. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2013. IUCN Red List Category: Least Concern . DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T42215A2962265.en.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Cunninghamia lanceolata in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Jan 29. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Cunninghamia lanceolata. Published online. Accessed: 29 Jan 2025. Reference page.
• Hassler, M. 2025. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Cunninghamia lanceolata. Accessed: 29 Jan 2025.
• Hassler, M. 2025. Cunninghamia lanceolata. 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. 2025. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Jan 29. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

• azərbaycanca: Neştəryarpaqlı kunninqamiya
• čeština: Ostrolistec kopinatý
• dansk: Kinesisk ligkistetræ
• Deutsch: Spießtanne
• dolnoserbski: Chinska rožonowa jedła
• español: Cunninghamia
• suomi: Kiinankeihäskuusi
• français: Cunninghamia de Chine
• 客家語 / Hak-kâ-ngî: Chham-é-su
• hornjoserbsce: Chinska hlebjojta jědla
• magyar: Kínai szúrósfenyő
• italiano: Cipresso di Cunningham
• 日本語: コウヨウザン
• 한국어: 넓은잎삼나무
• polski: Stroigła chińska
• русский: Кунингамия ланцетовидная
• slovenčina: Ostrolistec čínsky
• svenska: Mandaringran
• Türkçe: Çin tırpan ağacı
• Tiếng Việt: Sa mu
• Vahcuengh: Faexsamoeg
• 粵語: 杉樹
• 中文: 杉木

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