Taxa

Cupressaceae

Plant Families

Cupressaceae is the cypress family of coniferous trees and shrubs, comprising roughly 30 genera found on every continent except Antarctica. The family includes the genus Sequoia, the coast redwood, and the genus Sequoiadendron, the giant sequoia, among the tallest and most massive trees in the world, as well as junipers, cypresses and cedars.

Facts

Classification

Living or Extinct

Yes 1

Taxonomic Rank

Family 2

Connections

Parent Taxon Of

Alaska Cedar

Source Wikidata: Alaska Cedar

Alerce

Source Wikidata: Alerce

Bald Cypress

Source Wikidata: Swamp Cypress

Callitris columellaris

Source Callitris columellaris (Wikidata)

Calocedrus macrolepis

Source Calocedrus macrolepis (Wikidata)

Chinese Fir

Source Wikidata: Chinese Fir

Chinese Juniper

Source Juniperus chinensis (Wikidata)

Chinese Swamp Cypress

Source Glyptostrobus pensilis (Wikidata)

Common Juniper

Source Juniperus communis (Wikidata)

Dawn Redwood

Source Wikidata: Dawn Redwood

Eastern Redcedar

Source Wikidata: Eastern Redcedar

Incense Cedar

Source Wikidata: Incense Cedar

Italian Cypress

Source Wikidata: Italian Cypress

Japanese Cedar

Source Wikidata: Japanese Cedar

Juniperus communis

Source Juniperus communis (Wikidata)

Juniperus horizontalis

Source Juniperus horizontalis (Wikidata)

King Billy Pine

Source King Billy Pine (Wikidata)

Leyland Cypress

Source Wikidata: Leyland Cypress

Metasequoia Glyptostroboides

Source Wikidata: Dawn Redwood

Papuacedrus

Source Papuacedrus (Wikidata)

Pencil Pine

Source GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Athrotaxis cupressoides

Rocky Mountain Juniper

Source Rocky Mountain Juniper (Wikidata)

Swamp Cypress

Source Wikidata: Swamp Cypress

Taiwania

Source Taiwania (Wikidata)

Taxodium Distichum

Source Wikidata: Swamp Cypress

Vietnamese Golden Cypress

Source Wikidata: Vietnamese Golden Cypress

Western Red Cedar

Source Wikidata: Western Redcedar

Western Redcedar

Source Wikidata: Western Redcedar

Widdringtonia cedarbergensis

Source Widdringtonia cedarbergensis (Wikidata)

Sources

1. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)

Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ146037, descriptionView the Source

2. Wikipedia: Cupressaceae

Taxonomic rank (Wikipedia confirms the entity; rank from slug/structure-wave classification)View the Source

Wikidata: Cupressaceae

Wikidata Q146037, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source

Wikidata: Swamp Cypress

Wikidata

Parent Taxon Of: Bald Cypress, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
Parent Taxon Of: Taxodium Distichum, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
Parent Taxon Of: Swamp Cypress, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain

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Wikidata: Japanese Cedar

Parent Taxon Of: Japanese Cedar, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source

Wikidata: Dawn Redwood

Wikidata

Parent Taxon Of: Dawn Redwood, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
Parent Taxon Of: Metasequoia Glyptostroboides, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain

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Wikidata: Western Redcedar

Wikidata

Parent Taxon Of: Western Redcedar, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
Parent Taxon Of: Western Red Cedar, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain

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Wikidata: Eastern Redcedar

WikidataParent Taxon Of: Eastern Redcedar, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source

Wikidata: Italian Cypress

WikidataParent Taxon Of: Italian Cypress, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source

Juniperus communis (Wikidata)

Wikidata

Parent Taxon Of: Common Juniper, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
Parent Taxon Of: Juniperus communis, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain

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Wikidata: Chinese Fir

Parent Taxon Of: Chinese Fir, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source

Wikidata: Leyland Cypress

Parent Taxon Of: Leyland Cypress, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source

Wikidata: Incense Cedar

Parent Taxon Of: Incense Cedar, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source

Wikidata: Alerce

Parent Taxon Of: Alerce, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source

Wikidata: Alaska Cedar

Parent Taxon Of: Alaska Cedar, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source

Rocky Mountain Juniper (Wikidata)

WikidataParent Taxon Of: Rocky Mountain Juniper, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source

Juniperus chinensis (Wikidata)

WikidataParent Taxon Of: Chinese Juniper, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source

Taiwania (Wikidata)

WikidataParent Taxon Of: Taiwania, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source

Callitris columellaris (Wikidata)

WikidataParent Taxon Of: Callitris columellaris, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source

King Billy Pine (Wikidata)

WikidataParent Taxon Of: King Billy Pine, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source

Glyptostrobus pensilis (Wikidata)

WikidataParent Taxon Of: Chinese Swamp Cypress, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source

Wikidata: Vietnamese Golden Cypress

Parent Taxon Of: Vietnamese Golden Cypress, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source

Juniperus horizontalis (Wikidata)

WikidataParent Taxon Of: Juniperus horizontalis, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source

Papuacedrus (Wikidata)

WikidataParent Taxon Of: Papuacedrus, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source

Calocedrus macrolepis (Wikidata)

WikidataParent Taxon Of: Calocedrus macrolepis, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source

Widdringtonia cedarbergensis (Wikidata)

WikidataParent Taxon Of: Widdringtonia cedarbergensis, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source

GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Athrotaxis cupressoides

GBIF Backbone TaxonomyParent Taxon Of: Pencil Pine, Taxon record

Quote, Parent Taxon Of: Pencil Pine, Taxon record

"family": "Cupressaceae"

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