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Taxon:  Cupressus lusitanica Mill.



Summary
Genus:
Cupressus
Family:
Cupressaceae
Nomen number:
12658
Place of publication:
Gard. dict. ed. 8: Cupressus no. 3. 1768
Verified:
07/09/2007 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Cupressus lusitanica Mill. var. benthamii (Endl.) Carrière (0 active accession[s])
Cupressus lusitanica Mill. var. lusitanica (0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
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Reference(s)
  1. Adams, R. P. et al. 1997. Comparisons among Cupressus arizonica Greene, C. benthamii Endl, C. lindleyi Klotz. ex Endl. and C. lusitanica Mill. using essential oils and DNA fingerprinting. J. Essential Oil Res. 9:303-309. Note: essential oil & RAPD studies distinguish C. lusitanica from C. lindleyi & C. benthamii
  2. Adams, R. P. et al. 2009. A new genus, Hesperocyparis, for the cypresses of the Western Hemisphere (Cupressaceae). Phytologia 91:181. Note: = Hesperocyparis lusitanica (Mill.) Bartel
  3. Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource) www.skud.info
  4. Boutelje, J. B. 1980. Encyclopedia of world timbers, names and technical literature
  5. Farjon, A. 1993. Nomenclature of the Mexican cypress or "cedar of Goa", Cupressus lusitanica Mill. Taxon 42:83.
  6. Farjon, A. 2005. A monograph of Cupressaceae and Sciadopitys 209-210.
  7. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). 2010. Ecocrop (on-line resource).
  8. Groth, D. 2005. pers. comm. Note: re. Brazilian common names
  9. Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
  10. Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS). Australian plant common name database (on-line resource).
  11. Laubenfels, D. J. de & al. 2012. Further nomenclatural action for the cypresses (Cupressaceae). Novon 22:8-15. Note: = Hesperocyparis lusitanica (Mill.) Bartel
  12. Laubenfels, D. J. de. 2009. Nomenclatural actions for the New World cypresses (Cupressaceae). Novon 19:304. Note: = Neocupressus lusitanica (Mill.) de Laub.
  13. Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third.
  14. Little, D. P. 2006. Evolution and circumscription of the true cypresses (Cupressaceae: Cupressus). Syst. Bot. 31:474. Note: = Callitropsis lusitanica (Mill.) D. P. Little
  15. McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
  16. McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana.
  17. Personal Care Products Council. INCI
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  20. 1961. Webster's third new international dictionary.
Common names
English
Arizona cypress –
cedar-of-Goa –
Mexican cypress –
Portuguese cypress –
Portuguese (Brazil)
árvore-da-vida –
cerca-viva –
cipreste –
Spanish
cedro –
ciprés –
Swedish
mexikansk cypress –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthern MexicoMexicoChihuahua 
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthern MexicoMexicoZacatecas 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoChiapas 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoCiudad de México 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoGuerrero 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoHidalgo 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoMéxico 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoMichoacán de Ocampo 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoPuebla 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoTlaxcala 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoVeracruz de Ignacio de la Llave 
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaBelize  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaEl Salvador  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaGuatemala  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaHonduras  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaNicaragua  
2Cultivated    also cult.
Native
Northern America
  • NORTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Chihuahua, Zacatecas]
  • SOUTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Chiapas, Guerrero, Hidalgo, México, Michoacán de Ocampo, Puebla, Tlaxcala, Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave, Ciudad de México]
Southern America
  • CENTRAL AMERICA: Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, El Salvador
Cultivated (also cult.)
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Environmentalornamental Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
Environmentalornamental Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third.
Materialswood Farjon, A. 2005. A monograph of Cupressaceae and Sciadopitys 209-210.
MaterialswoodtimberBoutelje, J. B. 1980. Encyclopedia of world timbers, names and technical literature
Medicinesfolklore McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://grip.mawarid.gov.om/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=12658. Accessed 11 May 2025.