43.000 Cupressus L. - Cypresses

Leistner, O.A. (ed.) (2000) Seed plants of southern Africa: families and genera Strelitzia 10

Description of the genus

Monoecious trees or shrubs. Branchlets cylindric or 4-angled, rarely flattened. Leaves opposite, 4-ranked; adult leaves scale-like, rhomboid. Male cones with 4-10 pairs of sporophylls; each with 3-10 pollen-sacs. Female cones dry and woody, spherical or subspherical, usually with 3-6 pairs of peltate scales. Seeds lens-shaped or faceted, narrowly winged.

Derivation of name: Symmetry (the typical conical shape)

Worldwide: 13 species in the northern hemisphere

Burundi: 1 taxon.

The larvae of the following species of insect eat species of this genus:
Xanthisthisa niveifrons (White-headed Thorn)
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SpeciesContent
lusitanica Mill.

Other sources of information about Cupressus:

Our websites:

Flora of Zimbabwe: Cupressus
Flora of Zimbabwe: cultivated Cupressus

External websites:

African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Cupressus
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Cupressus
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Cupressus
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Cupressus
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Cupressus
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Cupressus
JSTOR Plant Science: Cupressus
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Cupressus
Plants of the World Online: Cupressus
Tropicos: Cupressus
Wikipedia: Cupressus



Flora of Burundi: Genus page: Cupressus.
https://www.burundiflora.com/speciesdata/genus.php?genus_id=95, retrieved 21 November 2024

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