Cupressus
Genus in the Global Pollen Project's Master Reference Collection
Distribution
© JC Schou (licence)
Cypress
Monoecious trees or shrubs. Branchlets cylindric or 4-angled, rarely flattened. Leaves opposite, 4-ranked; adult leaves scale-like, rhomboid. Male cones with 4-10 pairs of sporophylls; each with 3-10 pollen-sacs. Female cones dry and woody, spherical or subspherical, usually with 3-6 pairs of peltate scales. Seeds lens-shaped or faceted, narrowly winged. © Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten and Petra Ballings (licence)
See more in the Encyclopedia of Life... Definition
- Parent Taxon
- Cupressaceae
- Species
- Taxonomic Completion
5.26%
1 of 19 accepted Species- Global Pollen Project UUID
- b5183e4a-c5d4-4665-a56c-e215766e658a
- Botanical Reference
- None available. You can check The Plant List for further information.
Connected data sources
This taxon is currently linked to the following locations.
The Plant ListGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility