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Cupressus sempervirens L.

Italian cypress (en), Cyprès commun (fr), Cyprès de Montpellier (fr), Cyprès toujours vert (fr), Cyprès d'Italie (fr)

Species

Gymnosperms > Cupressales > Cupressaceae > Cupressus

Characteristics

Trees to 30 m tall; bark grayish brown, shallowly fissured; branches ascending or horizontally spreading; branchlets not arranged in a plane, ultimate ones 4-angled, ca. 1 mm in diam. Leaves in 4 ranks, densely appressed, dark green, not glaucous, 0.5-1 mm, ridged abaxially, without a conspicuous abaxial gland, apex obtuse or subacute. Pollen cones 4-8 mm. Seed cones yellowish gray when ripe, subglobose or ellipsoid, 2.5-4 × 2-3 cm; cone scales 8-14, each fertile scale with 8-20 seeds.
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A tree. It grows 30 m tall. The bark is greyish brown and has shallow cracks. The branches spread sideways or hang down. The end small branches are 4 angled. The leaves are in 4 ranks. The seed cones are yellowish grey when ripe. They are oval and 2.5-4 cm long by 2-3 cm wide. There are 8-14 cone scales each with 8-20 seeds.
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) 30.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Rocky mountainous areas, usually near the coast, in S. Europe.
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Rocky mountainous areas, usually near the coast, in S. Europe.
It is a Mediterranean climate plant.
Light 7-9
Soil humidity 2-6
Soil texture 2-5
Soil acidity 2-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 8-10

Usage

Uses cosmetics environmental use essential oil fuel material medicinal pharmaceutical poison timber windbreak wood
Edible -
Therapeutic use Anthelmintics (fruit), Astringents (fruit), Anthelmintics (leaf), Anti-infective agents (leaf), Antiseptic (unspecified), Astringent (unspecified), Diuretic (unspecified), Repellant(Insect) (unspecified), Kidney (unspecified), Metrorrhagia (unspecified), Pectoral (unspecified), Pertussis (unspecified), Polyp(Nose) (unspecified), Preventitive(Abortifacient) (unspecified), Prolapse(Anus) (unspecified), Prolapse(Uterus) (unspecified), Soap (unspecified), Sudorific (unspecified), Vasoconstrictor (unspecified), Expectorant (unspecified), Flu (unspecified), Vermifuge (unspecified), Cough (unspecified), Diabetes (unspecified), Piles (unspecified), Rheumatism (unspecified), Sclerosis(Uterus) (unspecified), Styptic (unspecified), Vulnerary (unspecified), Myofibroma (unspecified), Bronchitis (unspecified), Diuretics (unspecified), Hypnotics and sedatives (unspecified), Parasympatholytics (unspecified), Whooping cough (unspecified), Anthelmintics (wood), Astringents (wood)
Human toxicity allergenic (whole)
Animal toxicity toxic (whole)

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°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Cupressus sempervirens habit picture by Dieter Albrecht (cc-by-sa)
Cupressus sempervirens habit picture by André Holmgren Hopkins (cc-by-sa)
Cupressus sempervirens habit picture by Giorgio Fornara (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Cupressus sempervirens leaf picture by Kay (cc-by-sa)
Cupressus sempervirens leaf picture by Mesa Itziar (cc-by-sa)
Cupressus sempervirens leaf picture by tarko (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Cupressus sempervirens flower picture by bfady (cc-by-sa)
Cupressus sempervirens flower picture by Dieter Albrecht (cc-by-sa)
Cupressus sempervirens flower picture by Barbara Funck (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Cupressus sempervirens fruit picture by Michel Woitiez (cc-by-sa)
Cupressus sempervirens fruit picture by mete toppare (cc-by-sa)
Cupressus sempervirens fruit picture by Nicolas (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Cupressus sempervirens world distribution map, present in Australia, Brazil, China, France, Pakistan, and Tunisia

Conservation status

Cupressus sempervirens threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:261974-1
WFO ID wfo-0000630789
COL ID 32FXZ
BDTFX ID 20278
INPN ID 93590
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Cupressus sempervirens f. numidica Cupressus sempervirens f. horizontalis Juniperus whitleyana Cupressus lugubris Cupressus orientalis Cupressus patula Cupressus roylei Cupressus whitleyana Chamaecyparis thujiformis Cupressus elongata Cupressus expansa Cupressus globulifera Cupressus mariae Cupressus mas Cupressus sphaerocarpa Cupressus stricta Cupressus thujifolia Cupressus thujiformis Cupressus thujioides Cupressus tournefortii Cupressus horizontalis Cupressus conoidea Cupressus fastigiata Cupressus horizontalis Cupressus pyramidalis Cupressus umbilicata Cupressus foemina Cupressus sempervirens var. horizontalis Cupressus sempervirens var. indica Cupressus sempervirens subsp. indica Cupressus sempervirens var. stricta Cupressus sempervirens subsp. horizontalis Cupressus horizontalis var. pendula Cupressus sempervirens var. pendula Cupressus sempervirens var. globulifera Cupressus sempervirens var. sphaerocarps Cupressus sempervirens var. umbilicata Cupressus sempervirens var. pyramidalis Cupressus sempervirens f. stricta Cupressus sempervirens
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