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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
Taxonomic Rank
Family 2
Member Count Band
100 to 1000 Species 3
Era First Appeared
Triassic 4
Classification
Living or Extinct
Yes 1
Connections

Parent Taxon Of

Alaska Cedar, Species
Source Wikidata: Alaska Cedar
Alerce, Species
Source Wikidata: Alerce
Bald Cypress, Species
Source Wikidata: Swamp Cypress
Callitris columellaris, Species
Source Callitris columellaris (Wikidata)
Calocedrus macrolepis, Species
Source Calocedrus macrolepis (Wikidata)
Chinese Fir, Species
Source Wikidata: Chinese Fir
Chinese Juniper, Species
Source Juniperus chinensis (Wikidata)
Chinese Swamp Cypress, Species
Source Glyptostrobus pensilis (Wikidata)
Common Juniper, Species
Source Juniperus communis (Wikidata)
Cupressus chengiana, Species
Source Cupressus chengiana (Wikipedia)
Dawn Redwood, Species
Source Wikidata: Dawn Redwood
Diselma, Species
Source Diselma (Wikipedia)
Eastern Redcedar, Species
Source Wikidata: Eastern Redcedar
Incense Cedar, Species
Source Wikidata: Incense Cedar
Italian Cypress, Species
Source Wikidata: Italian Cypress
Japanese Cedar, Species
Source Wikidata: Japanese Cedar
Juniperus communis, Species
Source Juniperus communis (Wikidata)
Juniperus horizontalis, Species
Source Juniperus horizontalis (Wikidata)
King Billy Pine, Species
Source King Billy Pine (Wikidata)
Leyland Cypress, Species
Source Wikidata: Leyland Cypress
Metasequoia Glyptostroboides, Species
Source Wikidata: Dawn Redwood
Papuacedrus, Species
Source Papuacedrus (Wikidata)
Pencil Pine, Species
Source GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Athrotaxis cupressoides
Pilgerodendron, Species
Source Pilgerodendron (Wikipedia)
Rocky Mountain Juniper, Species
Source Rocky Mountain Juniper (Wikidata)
Swamp Cypress, Species
Source Wikidata: Swamp Cypress
Taiwania, Species
Source Taiwania (Wikidata)
Taxodium Distichum, Species
Source Wikidata: Swamp Cypress
Vietnamese Golden Cypress, Species
Source Wikidata: Vietnamese Golden Cypress
Western Red Cedar, Species
Source Wikidata: Western Redcedar
Western Redcedar, Species
Source Wikidata: Western Redcedar
Widdringtonia cedarbergensis, Species
Source Widdringtonia cedarbergensis (Wikidata)
In the Other Atlases

Found In

Africa

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Source Wikipedia: CupressaceaeSection: Description
Quote, Section: Description
Cupressaceae is a widely distributed conifer family, with a near-global range in all continents except for Antarctica, stretching from 70°N in arctic Norway (Juniperus communis) to 55°S in southernmost Chile (Pilgerodendron uviferum), further south than any other conifer species.
Asia

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Source Wikipedia: CupressaceaeSection: Description
Quote, Section: Description
Cupressaceae is a widely distributed conifer family, with a near-global range in all continents except for Antarctica, stretching from 70°N in arctic Norway (Juniperus communis) to 55°S in southernmost Chile (Pilgerodendron uviferum), further south than any other conifer species.
Australia

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Source Wikipedia: CupressaceaeSection: Description
Quote, Section: Description
Cupressaceae is a widely distributed conifer family, with a near-global range in all continents except for Antarctica, stretching from 70°N in arctic Norway (Juniperus communis) to 55°S in southernmost Chile (Pilgerodendron uviferum), further south than any other conifer species.
Europe

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Source Wikipedia: CupressaceaeSection: Description
Quote, Section: Description
Cupressaceae is a widely distributed conifer family, with a near-global range in all continents except for Antarctica, stretching from 70°N in arctic Norway (Juniperus communis) to 55°S in southernmost Chile (Pilgerodendron uviferum), further south than any other conifer species.
North America

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Source Wikipedia: CupressaceaeSection: Description
Quote, Section: Description
Cupressaceae is a widely distributed conifer family, with a near-global range in all continents except for Antarctica, stretching from 70°N in arctic Norway (Juniperus communis) to 55°S in southernmost Chile (Pilgerodendron uviferum), further south than any other conifer species.
South America

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Source Wikipedia: CupressaceaeSection: Description
Quote, Section: Description
Cupressaceae is a widely distributed conifer family, with a near-global range in all continents except for Antarctica, stretching from 70°N in arctic Norway (Juniperus communis) to 55°S in southernmost Chile (Pilgerodendron uviferum), further south than any other conifer species.
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)
  • In Group: Conifer and Other Gymnosperm Families, Lead section
    Cupressaceae, the cypress family, is a family of conifers
View the Source
3. Catalogue of Life (ChecklistBank): Taxon metrics for Cupressaceae
Catalogue of Life (ChecklistBank)Taxon metrics, speciesExtantCount
Quote, Taxon metrics, speciesExtantCount
"speciesExtantCount": 173
View the Source
4. Paleobiology Database: Paleobiology Database taxon record for Cupressaceae
Paleobiology Databasefirstapp_max_ma
Quote, firstapp_max_ma
"firstapp_max_ma": 205.7
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
View the Source
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
View the Source
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
View the Source
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
View the Source
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
Pilgerodendron (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: Pilgerodendron, Lead, family
Quote, Parent Taxon Of: Pilgerodendron, Lead, family
is a monotypic genus of conifer in the cypress family, Cupressaceae
View the Source
Diselma (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: Diselma, Lead
Quote, Parent Taxon Of: Diselma, Lead
is a species of conifer in the family Cupressaceae
View the Source
Cupressus chengiana (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: Cupressus chengiana, Lead
Quote, Parent Taxon Of: Cupressus chengiana, Lead
Cupressus chengiana is a species of conifer in the family Cupressaceae.
View 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"
View the Source
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