Hesperocyparis

Hesperocyparis
Hesperocyparis macrocarpa, Monterey cypress
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Pinophyta
Class: Pinopsida
Order: Pinales
Family: Cupressaceae
Genus: Hesperocyparis
Bartel & R. A. Price
Synonyms
  • Neocupressus de Laub. [nom. superfl.]

Hesperocyparis (western cypress)[1] is a genus of trees in the family Cupressaceae, containing North American species otherwise assigned to the genus Cupressus.[2] It contains the following species:[2]

References

  1. "Hesperocyparis". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
  2. 1 2 Robert P. Adams, Jim A. Bartel & Robert A. Price (2009). "A new genus, Hesperocyparis, for the cypresses of the Western Hemisphere" (PDF). Phytologia. 91 (1): 160–185.
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