Cupressaceae
(THE CYPRESS FAMILY)
 Biota of North America Program
 Texas A&M University Bioinformatics Working Group
Standardized nomenclature following © John T. Kartesz. 1996. Revision: A Synonymized Checklist of the Vascular Flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. The Biota of North America Program of the North Carolina Botanical Garden . This listing features updates (1996) of BONAP nomenclature, use of common names derived from BONAP data, U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service data on endangered/threatened taxa, and information on Texas taxa taken from a database developed from Stephan L. Hatch, Kancheepuram N. Gandhi, and Larry E. Brown. 1990. Checklist of the Vascular Plants of Texas (now in the process of proofing).

Callitris Vent. - CYPRESS-PINE

    glaucophylla J. Thompson & L. Johnson Synonymy: Callitris columellaris auct. non F.J. Muell. , Callitris hugelii auct. non (Carr.) Franco

    preissii Miq. (NOTE: Presence in the North American flora not certain. Please contact BONAP if vouchered records are available.) Synonymy: Callitris robusta (A. Cunn. ex Parl.) R. Br. ex F.M. Bailey

    Calocedrus Kurz - INCENSE-CEDAR

      decurrens (Torr.) Florin Synonymy: Heyderia decurrens (Torr.) K. Koch , Libocedrus decurrens Torr.

      Chamaecyparis Spach - PORT ORFORD-CEDAR

        lawsoniana (A. Murr.) Parl. Synonymy: Cupressus lawsoniana A. Murr.

        nootkatensis (D. Don) Spach Synonymy: Cupressus nootkatensis D. Don

        pisifera Sieb. & Zucc.

        thyoides (L.) B.S.P. Synonymy: Chamaecyparis henryae Li , Chamaecyparis thyoides var. henryae (Li) Little

        Cupressus L. - CYPRESS

          abramsiana C.B. Wolf Listed by the U.S. FWS as endangered, the FWS local name is Santa Cruz cypress and the FWS range is: U.S.A. (CA). Listed on January 8, 1987 (Volume 52 Federal Register 679). Synonymy: Cupressus goveniana var. abramsiana (C.B. Wolf) Little

          arizonica Greene Present in the Texas flora and known locally as: Arizona cypress, rough-bark cypress (Texas Distribution by vegetation zone)

            ssp. arizonica Synonymy: Cupressus arizonica var. glabra (Sudsworth) Little , Cupressus glabra Sudsworth

            ssp. nevadensis (Abrams) E. Murray Synonymy: Cupressus arizonica var. nevadensis (Abrams) Little , Cupressus macnabiana var. nevadensis (Abrams) Abrams , Cupressus nevadensis Abrams

            ssp. stephensonii (C.B Wolf) Beauchamp Synonymy: Cupressus arizonica var. stephensonii (C.B Wolf) Little , Cupressus stephensonii C.B. Wolf

          bakeri Jepson Synonymy: Cupressus bakeri ssp. matthewsii C.B. Wolf

          forbesii Jepson Synonymy: Cupressus guadalupensis ssp. forbesii (Jepson) Beauchamp , Cupressus guadalupensis var. forbesii (Jepson) Little

          goveniana Gord.

            ssp. goveniana

            ssp. pygmaea (Lemmon) Bartel Synonymy: Cupressus goveniana var. pygmaea Lemmon , Cupressus pygmaea (Lemmon) Sarg.

          macnabiana A. Murr.

          macrocarpa Hartw. ex Gord.

          sargentii Jepson

          Juniperus L. - JUNIPER

            ashei Buchh. Present in the Texas flora and known locally as: Ashe juniper, postcedar, mountain cedar (Texas Distribution by vegetation zone) Synonymy: Juniperus occidentalis var. conjungens Engelm. , Juniperus occidentalis var. texana Vasey , Juniperus sabinoides sensu Sarg., non Nees

            californica Carr. Synonymy: Juniperus cedrosiana Kellogg , Juniperus cerrosianus Kellogg , Juniperus pyriformis Lindl. , Sabina californica (Carr.) Antoine

            coahuilensis (Martinez) Gaussen ex R.P. Adams Present in the Texas flora (treated as Juniperus erythrocarpa Cory by Hatch et al, 1990) (Texas Distribution by vegetation zone) Synonymy: Juniperis erythrocarpa auct. non Cory , Juniperis erythrocarpa var. coahuilensis Martinez , Juniperis pinchotii var. erythrocarpa (Cory) J. Silba

            communis L.

              var. depressa Pursh Synonymy: Juniperus canadensis Lodd. ex Burgsd. , Juniperus communis ssp. depressa (Pursh) Franco , Juniperus depressa (Pursh) Raf.

              var. megistocarpa Fern. & St. John

              var. montana Ait. Synonymy: Juniperus alpina (Sm.) S.F. Gray , Juniperus communis ssp. alpina (Sm.) Celak. , Juniperus communis ssp. nana (Willd.) Syme , Juniperus communis ssp. saxitilis (Pallas) E. Murr. , Juniperus communis var. alpina Sm. , Juniperus communis var. jackii Rehd. , Juniperus communis var. saxatilis Pallas , Juniperus nana Willd. , Juniperus sibirica Burgsd.

            deppeana Steud. Present in the Texas flora and known locally as: Alligator juniper (Texas Distribution by vegetation zone) Synonymy: Juniperus deppeana ssp. sperryi (Correll) E. Murr. , Juniperus deppeana var. pachyphlaea (Torr.) Martinez , Juniperus deppeana var. sperryi Correll , Juniperus mexicana Schlecht. & Cham. , Juniperus pachyderma Sitgr.

            X fassettii Boivin [horizontalis X scopulorum] Synonymy: Juniperus scopulorum var. patens Fassett

            flaccida Schlecht. Present in the Texas flora and known locally as: Weeping juniper, drooping juniper, Mexican drooping juniper, tascate (Texas Distribution by vegetation zone) Synonymy: Juniperus flaccida var. gigantea (Roezl) Gaussen , Juniperus gigantea Roezl p.p. , Juniperus gracilis Endl. , Sabina flaccida (Schlecht.) Antoine

            horizontalis Moench Synonymy: Juniperus horizontalis var. douglasii hort. , Juniperus horizontalis var. variegata Beissn. , Juniperus hudsonica Forbes , Juniperus prostrata Pers. , Juniperus repens Nutt. , Juniperus virginiana var. prostrata (Pers.) Torr. , Sabina horizontalis (Moench) Rydb. , Sabina prostrata (Pers.) Antoine

            monosperma (Engelm.) Sarg. Present in the Texas flora and known locally as: One-seeded juniper (Texas Distribution by vegetation zone) Synonymy: Juniperus occidentalis var. gymnocarpa Lemmon , Sabina monosperma (Engelm.) Rydb.

            occidentalis Hook.

              var. australis (Vasek) A.& N. Holmgren Synonymy: Juniperus occidentalis ssp. australis Vasek

              var. occidentalis Synonymy: Juniperus californica var. siskiyouensis Henderson , Sabina occidentalis (Hook.) Heller

            osteosperma (Torr.) Little Synonymy: Juniperus californica ssp. osteosperma (Torr.) E. Murr. , Juniperus californica var. osteosperma (Torr.) L. Benson , Juniperus californica var. utahensis Engelm. , Juniperus knightii A. Nels. , Juniperus megalocarpa Sudworth , Juniperus monosperma var. knightii (A. Nels.) Lemmon , Juniperus occidentalis var. utahensis (Engelm.) Kent , Juniperus utahensis (Engelm.) Lemmon , Juniperus utahensis var. megalocarpa (Sudworth) Sarg. , Sabina utahensis (Engelm.) Rydb.

            pinchotii Sudworth Present in the Texas flora and known locally as: Redberry juniper, Pinchot juniper (Texas Distribution by vegetation zone) Synonymy: Juniperus monosperma var. pinchotii (Sudworth) Van Melle , Juniperus texensis Van Melle

            scopulorum Sarg. Present in the Texas flora and known locally as: Rocky mountain juniper (Texas Distribution by vegetation zone) Synonymy: Juniperus scopulorum var. columnaris Fassett , Juniperus virginiana ssp. scopulorum (Sarg.) E. Murr. , Juniperus virginiana var. montana Vasey , Juniperus virginiana var. scopulorum (Sarg.) Lemmon , Sabina scopulorum (Sarg.) Rydb.

            virginiana L. Present in the Texas flora and known locally as: Eastern red cedar, Virginia red cedar, red cedar, red savin (Texas Distribution by vegetation zone)

              var. silicicola (Small) J. Silba Synonymy: Juniperus barbadensis C. Mohr, non L. , Juniperus lucayana auct. non Britt. , Juniperus silicicola (Small) Bailey , Juniperus virginiana ssp. silicicola (Small) E. Murr. , Sabina silicicola Small

              var. virginiana Synonymy: Juniperus virginiana ssp. crebra (Fern. & Grisc.) E. Murr. , Juniperus virginiana var. crebra Fern. & Grisc. , Sabina virginiana (L.) Antoine

            Platycladus Spach - ORIENTAL-ARBORVITAE

              orientalis (L.) Franco Synonymy: Biota orientalis (L.) Endl. , Thuja orientalis L.

              Thuja L. - ARBORVITAE

                occidentalis L.

                plicata Donn ex D. Don

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