index KINDOM PLANT KINDOM phylum TRACHEOPHYTA (VASCULAR PLANTS) phylum SPERMATOPHYTA (SEED PLANTS) PINOPHYTINA CLASS PINOPSIDA Order PINALES
FAMILY CUPRESSACEAE (cypress family)

family Cupressaceae:

BBALLBLU.GIF 27 to 30 genera, 130-140 species
BBALLBLU.GIF Leaves shed in small sprays of foliage
BBALLBLU.GIF The seed cones are either woody, leathery, or fleshy
Seeds have two wings
BBALLBLU.GIF Cupressaceae pollen may be allergenic.


family Cupressaceae:
BBALLBLU.GIF Largest - Giant Sequoia, 1486.9 m³ trunk volume
BBALLBLU.GIF Tallest - Coast Redwood, 115.55 m tall
BBALLBLU.GIF Stoutest - Montezuma Cypress or Ahuehuete, 11.42 m diameter
BBALLBLU.GIF Second oldest - Alerce, 3622 years (after Great Basin Bristlecone Pine)

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subfamily Athrotaxidoideae


genus Athrotaxis - Tasmanian Cedar Austrocedrus
KINGBILLYLOGO.JPG, 3 kB BANAST15gif GENUS Athrotaxis
KingBilly Cedar


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subfamily Callitroideae :


genus Callitris - Cypress-pine
genus Actinostrobus - Cypress-pine
genus Neocallitropsis
genus Widdringtonia
genus Diselma - Diselma
genus Fitzroya - Alerce
genus Libocedrus
genus Pilgerodendron * (Libocedrus)
genus Papuacedrus * (Libocedrus)

subfamily Cunninghamioideae


genus Cunninghamia - Cunninghamia




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subfamily Sequoioideae :


RULERYEL BURLLOGO.JPG, 9 kB REDWOODTLOGO.JPG, 4 kB Genus Sequoia - Coast Redwood
BANAST15gif GENUS Sequoia
REDWOODS
RULERYEL Genus Sequoiadendron - Giant Sequoia
SEQUIALOGO.JPG, 3 kB BANAST15gif GENUS Sequoiadendron
Giant Sequoia

RULERYEL LOGODAWN.JPG, 3 kB DAWNSLOGO.JPG, 3 kB genus Metasequoia - Dawn Redwood
BANAST15gif GENUS Metasequoia - Dawn Redwood
Dawn REDWOOD


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subfamily Taiwanioideae


genus Taiwania - Taiwania
TAIWANLLOGO.JPG, 4 kB BANAST15gif GENUS Taiwania
Taiwan Cypress


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subfamily Taxodioideae
May be combined with
subfamily Cupressoideae


genus Taxodium - Bald Cypress oldfamily Taxodiaceae
SWAMPLOGO.JPG, 3 kB BANAST15gif GENUS Taxodium
Bald Cypress, Swamp Cypress

RULERYEL genus Glyptostrobus - Chinese Swamp Cypress
RULERYEL genus Cryptomeria - Sugi
CRYPTOMLOGO.JPG, 3 kB PLUMELOGO.JPG, 4 kB BANAST15gif genus Cryptomeria -
genus Cryptomeria

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subfamily Cupressoideae:
(cypress, juniper)



RULERYEL genus Thuja - Thuja or Arborvitae
REDCEDERLTIPLOGO.JPG, 4 kB REDCEDERLOGO.JPG, 3 kB BANAST15gif genus Thuja
Redceder Cypress
RULERYEL genus Thujopsis - Hiba

RULERYEL CHAMLOGO.JPG, 11 kB PORTLOGO.JPG, 4 kB HINLOGO.JPG genus Chamaecyparis - Cypress
BANAST15gif genus Chamaecyparis -
Port Orford Cypress, Hinoki cypress


RULERYEL genus Fokienia - Fujian Cypress
RULERYEL genus Calocedrus - Incensecedar cypress

DECURLOGO.JPG, 10 kB BANAST15gif genus Calocedrus - Incensecedar cypress
"Incense-Cedar" cypresses
RULERYEL genus Tetraclinis
genus Microbiota - Microbiota
genus Platycladus - Chinese Arborvitae
RULERYEL LUSITLOGO.JPG, 10 kB genus Callitropsis - Cypress * (Cupressus)
BANAST15gif genus Callitropsis New Wolrd
Cypress
RULERYEL SEMPLOGO.JPG, 10 kB MOURNLOGO.JPG, 3 kB genus Cupressus - Cypress
BANAST15gif genus Cupressus Old World
Cypress
RULERYEL OCCIDLOGO.JPG, 10 kB JUNWLOGO.JPG, 4 kB UTAHLOGO.JPG, 12 kB COMMUNLOGO.JPG, 3 kB genus Juniperus - Juniper
BANAST15gif genus JUNIPER

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