Cupressus Cupressus, L.
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1. C. sempervirens L. View in CoL , Sp. Pl. 1002 (1753).
Tree up to 30 m. Leaves 0-5- 1 mm, dark green, obtuse. Male cone 4-8 mm; female 25-40 mm, ellipsoid-oblong (rarely globose), green when young and shining yellowish-grey when ripe, with 8-14 shortly and obtusely mucronate scales. Seeds 8-20 on each scale. Native to the Aegean region; for long planted throughout S. Europe and naturalized in many districts. Cr Gr [Al BI Bu Co Ga He Hs It Ju Lu Rs (K) Sa Si Tu].
There are two well-known forms: f. sempervirens , with upright branches forming a fastigiate crown, is the most commonly cultivated; f. horizontalis (Miller) Voss , with patent-ascending branches forming a pyramidal crown, is the wild form, and is much less common in cultivation.
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Cupressus Cupressus
| Tutin, T. G., Heywood, V. H., Burges, N. A., Moore, D. M., Valentine, D. H., Walters, S. M. & Webb, D. A. 1964 |
C. sempervirens
| L. 1753: 1002 |