Genus Hesperocyparis Bartel & R. A. Price

Usually considered a synonym of Cupressus L.


Summary
Genus number:
28834
Last updated:
27 March 2018
Family:
Cupressaceae
Accession count:

0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System
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References:
  1. Adams, R. P. et al. 2009. A new genus, Hesperocyparis, for the cypresses of the Western Hemisphere (Cupressaceae). Phytologia 91:160-185. Note: accepts
  2. Christenhusz, M. J. M. et al. 2011. A new classification and linear sequence of extant gymnosperms. Phytotaxa 19:65. Note: = Cupressus L.
  3. Mao, K.-S. et al. 2010. Diversification and biogeography of Juniperus (Cupressaceae): variable diversification rates and multiple intercontinental dispersals. New Phytol. 188:254-272. Note: Cupressus L., sensu lato (incl. Callitropsis, Hesperocyparis, and Xanthocyparis) resolved as monophyletic
  4. Terry, R. G. & R. P. Adams. 2015. A molecular re-examination of phylogenetic relationships among Juniperus, Cupressus, and the Hesperocyparis-Callitropsis-Xanthocyparis clades of Cupressaceae. Phytotaxa 97:67-75. Note: accepts
  5. Terry, R. G. et al. 2012. Phylogenetic relationships among the New World cypresses (Hesperocyparis; Cupressaceae): evidence from noncoding chloroplast DNA sequences. Pl. Syst. Evol. 298:1987=2000. Note: accepts
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/taxonomygenus?id=28834. Accessed 11 May 2026.