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Taxon:  Chamaecyparis lawsoniana (A. Murray bis) Parl.



Summary
Genus:
Chamaecyparis
Family:
Cupressaceae
Nomen number:
10064
Place of publication:
Ann. Mus. Imp. Fis. Firenze ser. 2, 1:181. 1864 (A. L. P. P. de Candolle, Prodr. 16(2):464. 1868)
Verified:
05/06/1992 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Cupressus lawsoniana A. Murray bis

Autonym(s)
Chamaecyparis lawsoniana (A. Murray bis) Parl. f. lawsoniana
Chamaecyparis lawsoniana (A. Murray bis) Parl. var. lawsoniana

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
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Reference(s)
  1. Allan, H. H. B. et al. 1961-. Flora of New Zealand.
  2. Boutelje, J. B. 1980. Encyclopedia of world timbers, names and technical literature
  3. Craker, L. E. & J. E. Simon, eds. 1986-1987. Herbs, spices, and medicinal plants, 2 vols.
  4. Farjon, A. 2005. A monograph of Cupressaceae and Sciadopitys 167-169.
  5. FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America. 2:409.
  6. Hosking, J. R. et al. 2007. Plant species recognized as naturalised for N.S.W. Cunninghamia 10:139-166.
  7. Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
  8. International Seed Testing Association. 1971. A Multilingual Glossary of Common Plant-Names 2. Trees.
  9. Krüssmann, G. 1984. Manual of cultivated broad-leaved trees and shrubs (English translation of Handbuch der Laubgehölze. 1976)
  10. Krüssmann, G. 1985. Manual of cultivated conifers (English translation of Die Nadelgeholze, ed. 2. 1983)
  11. Little, E. L., Jr. 1978. Important forest trees of the United States
  12. Personal Care Products Council. INCI
  13. Porcher, M. H. et al. Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
  14. Silba, J. 1986. Encyclopaedia coniferae. Phytologia Mem. 55.
  15. Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1993. Flora europaea, ed. 2.
  16. Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
Common names
English
ginger-pine –
Lawson's false cypress –
Lawson's-cypress –
Oregon-cedar –
Port Orford-cedar –
French
cyprès de Lawson –
Italian
cipresso di Lawson –
Transcribed Chinese
mei guo bian bai –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthwestern U.S.A.United StatesOregons.w.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthwestern U.S.A.United StatesCalifornianw.
2Cultivated    also cult.
2CultivatedAsia-TemperateChinaChina  
4NaturalizedAustralasiaAustraliaAustralia  
4NaturalizedAustralasiaNew ZealandNew Zealand  
4NaturalizedEurope Europe  
Native
Northern America
  • NORTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [Oregon (s.w.)]
  • SOUTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [California (nw.)]
Cultivated

  • REGION:
Asia-Temperate
  • CHINA: China
Naturalized
Australasia
  • AUSTRALIA: Australia
  • NEW ZEALAND: New Zealand
Europe
  • REGION: Europe
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Environmentalornamental Krüssmann, G. 1985. Manual of cultivated conifers (English translation of Die Nadelgeholze, ed. 2. 1983)
Environmentalshade/shelter Krüssmann, G. 1985. Manual of cultivated conifers (English translation of Die Nadelgeholze, ed. 2. 1983)
Materialsessential oils Craker, L. E. & J. E. Simon, eds. 1986-1987. Herbs, spices, and medicinal plants, 2 vols.
Materialswood Craker, L. E. & J. E. Simon, eds. 1986-1987. Herbs, spices, and medicinal plants, 2 vols.
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=10064. Accessed 16 May 2025.