Cupressus macrocarpa Hartw.

Monterey cypress (en), Cyprès de lambert (fr), Cyprès de Monterey (fr), Cyprès de Lambert (fr), Cyprès à grosses graines (fr)

Species

Gymnosperms > Cupressales > Cupressaceae > Cupressus

Characteristics

Trees to 25 m; crown generally broadly spreading, especially on exposed headlands, fairly sparse, often composed of few major limbs from near ground, more upright in sheltered locations. Bark rough, fibrous. Branchlets decussate, 1.5--2 mm diam. Leaves without gland or sometimes with inconspicuous, shallow, pitlike, abaxial gland that does not produce drop of resin, not glaucous. Pollen cones 4--6 ´ 2.5--3 mm; pollen sacs 6--10. Seed cones oblong, 2.5--4 cm, grayish brown, not glaucous; scales 4--6 pairs, smooth, umbo nearly flat at maturity. Seeds mostly 5--6 mm, dark brown, not glaucous. 2 n = 22.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality monoecy
Pollination anemogamy
Spread anemochory
Mature width (meter) 2.5 - 4.0
Mature height (meter) 25.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) 3.2
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
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Fruit color
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Light 6-8
Soil humidity 2-6
Soil texture 2-5
Soil acidity 3-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 8-10

Usage

Uses medicinal ornamental windbreak wood
Edible -
Therapeutic use Antirheumatic agents (leaf), Antirheumatic (Internal) (unspecified), Poison (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings. Seeds needs stratification.
Mode cuttings seedlings
Germination duration (days) 30 - 90
Germination temperacture (C°) 18 - 23
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment stratification
Minimum temperature (C°) -12
Optimum temperature (C°) 20 - 32
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

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Distribution

Cupressus macrocarpa world distribution map, present in Brazil, France, New Zealand, Pakistan, and United States of America

Conservation status

Cupressus macrocarpa threat status: Vulnerable

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:30188753-2
WFO ID wfo-0000630740
COL ID 32FXC
BDTFX ID 20273
INPN ID 93585
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Cupressus macrocarpa Cupressus macrocarpa f. fastigiata Cupressus macrocarpa f. lutea Cupressus macrocarpa f. crippsii Cupressus macrocarpa f. pygmaea Cupressus macrocarpa Cupressus macrocarpa var. lambertiana Cupressus lambertiana var. fastigiata Cupressus macrocarpa var. lutea Cupressus macrocarpa var. crippsii