Cupressus sempervirens

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
PLANTAE TRACHEOPHYTA CONIFEROPSIDA CONIFERALES CUPRESSACEAE

Scientific Name: Cupressus sempervirens
Species Authority: L.
Common Name/s:
English – Italian Cypress
Taxonomic Notes: The species is sometimes referred to in different varieties. Only var. horizontalis is believed to originate from the wild and therefore is the only taxon considered in this context.

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria: Lower Risk/near threatened     ver 2.3
Year Assessed: 1998
Annotations:
Needs updating
Assessor/s Conifer Specialist Group
History:
1997 – Not Threatened

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description: The species is sometimes referred to in different varieties. Only var. horizontalis is believed to originate from the wild and therefore is the only taxon considered in this context. The type specimen was collected from Crete. Populations which are questionably wild are also known from southern Turkey and northern Iran, where it is very vulnerable.
Countries:
Native:
Greece (Kriti); Iran, Islamic Republic of; Turkey

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Systems: Terrestrial

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions: It is planted all over the Mediterranean.
Citation: Conifer Specialist Group 1998. Cupressus sempervirens. In: IUCN 2009. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 09 February 2010.
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