Cupressus benthamii

Taxonavigation

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

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

Name

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

Synonyms

• 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).

Distribution

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). References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

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

• 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.