Taxon:  Austrocedrus chilensis (D. Don) Pic. Serm. & Bizzarri



Summary
Genus:
Austrocedrus
Family:
Cupressaceae
Nomen number:
415042
Place of publication:
Webbia 32:482.  1978 (Florin & Boutelje, Acta Horti Berg. 17:29.  1954, nom. inval.)
Comment:
as verified from original literature, Florin and Boutelje did not provide a full reference to the basionym, only to Libocedrus chilensis (D. Don) Endl.
Verified:
07/16/2007 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
3 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Thuja chilensis D. Don

Homotypic Synonym(s)
Libocedrus chilensis (D. Don) Endl.

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. Farjon, A. 1998. World checklist and bibliography of conifers
  2. Farjon, A. 2005. A monograph of Cupressaceae and Sciadopitys 456-459.
  3. Marticorena, C. & R. Rodriguez, eds. 1995-. Flora de Chile.
  4. Pastorino, M. J. & L. A. Gallo. 2002. Quaternary evolutionary history of Austrocedrus chilensis, a cypress native to the Andean-Patagonian forest. J. Biogeogr. 29:1167-1178.
  5. Porcher, M. H. et al. Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
  6. Silba, J. 1984. An international census of the Coniferae, I. Phytologia Mem. 7:40. Note: lists as Austrocedrus chilensis (D. Don) Florin & Boutelje; = Libocedrus chilensis (D. Don) Endl.
  7. Zuloaga, F. O. & O. Morrone, eds. 1996, 1999. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de la República Argentina. I. Pteridophyta, Gymnospermae y Angiospermae (Monocotyledonae), II. Dicotyledonae. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 60, 74.
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
EnglishChilean-cedar  1Farjon, A. 2005. A monograph of Cupressaceae and Sciadopitys 456-459.
Spanishciprés  2Farjon, A. 2005. A monograph of Cupressaceae and Sciadopitys 456-459.
Spanishciprés de la cordillera  2Farjon, A. 2005. A monograph of Cupressaceae and Sciadopitys 456-459.
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaChubut Zuloaga, F. O. & O. Morrone, eds. 1996, 1999. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de la República Argentina. I. Pteridophyta, Gymnospermae y Angiospermae (Monocotyledonae), II. Dicotyledonae. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 60, 74.
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaNeuquén Zuloaga, F. O. & O. Morrone, eds. 1996, 1999. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de la República Argentina. I. Pteridophyta, Gymnospermae y Angiospermae (Monocotyledonae), II. Dicotyledonae. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 60, 74.
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaRío Negro Zuloaga, F. O. & O. Morrone, eds. 1996, 1999. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de la República Argentina. I. Pteridophyta, Gymnospermae y Angiospermae (Monocotyledonae), II. Dicotyledonae. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 60, 74.
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaTierra del Fuego Zuloaga, F. O. & O. Morrone, eds. 1996, 1999. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de la República Argentina. I. Pteridophyta, Gymnospermae y Angiospermae (Monocotyledonae), II. Dicotyledonae. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 60, 74.
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaChileBiobío Farjon, A. 2005. A monograph of Cupressaceae and Sciadopitys 456-459.
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaChileLa Araucanía Farjon, A. 2005. A monograph of Cupressaceae and Sciadopitys 456-459.
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaChileLibertador General Bernardo O'Higgins Farjon, A. 2005. A monograph of Cupressaceae and Sciadopitys 456-459.
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaChileLos Lagos Farjon, A. 2005. A monograph of Cupressaceae and Sciadopitys 456-459.
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaChileMaule Farjon, A. 2005. A monograph of Cupressaceae and Sciadopitys 456-459.
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaChileRegión Metropolitana de Santiago Farjon, A. 2005. A monograph of Cupressaceae and Sciadopitys 456-459.
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaChileValparaíso Farjon, A. 2005. A monograph of Cupressaceae and Sciadopitys 456-459.
Native
Southern America
  • SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Argentina [Chubut, Neuquén, Río Negro, Tierra del Fuego], Chile [Biobío, La Araucanía, Libertador General Bernardo O'Higgins, Los Lagos, Maule, Región Metropolitana de Santiago, Valparaíso]

Reference(s)
  1. Farjon, A. 2005. A monograph of Cupressaceae and Sciadopitys 456-459.
  2. Zuloaga, F. O. & O. Morrone, eds. 1996, 1999. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de la República Argentina. I. Pteridophyta, Gymnospermae y Angiospermae (Monocotyledonae), II. Dicotyledonae. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 60, 74.
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Materialswoodtimber, firewoodFarjon, A. 2005. A monograph of Cupressaceae and Sciadopitys 456-459.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=415042. Accessed 12 May 2026.