Cupressaceae
Hesperocyparis

Hesperocyparis lusitanica (Mill.) Bartel

First published in Phytologia 91: 181 (2009)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Mexico to Nicaragua. It is a tree and grows primarily in the subtropical biome. It is used as a medicine, has environmental uses and for food.

Distribution

Native to:

Belize, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua

Introduced into:

East Himalaya, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Great Britain, Hawaii, Italy, Juan Fernández Is., Norfolk Is., Portugal, Spain, St.Helena, Sudan, Trinidad-Tobago

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Govaerts, R.H.A. (2011). World checklist of selected plant families published update Facilitated by the Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. [Cited as Cupressus lusitanica.]

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Baksh-Comeau, Y., Maharaj, S.S., Adams, C.D., Harris, S.A., Filer, D.L. & Hawthorne, W.D. (2016). An annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Trinidad and Tobago with analysis of vegetation types and botanical 'hotspots'. Phytotaxa 250: 1-431.
  • Danton, P. & Perrier, C. (2017). Suppressions and additions to the flora of the Juan Fernández archipelago (Chile). Botany Letters 164: 351-360.
  • Darbyshire, I., Kordofani, M., Farag, I., Candiga, R. & Pickering, H. (eds.) (2015). The Plants of Sudan and South Sudan: 1-400. Kew publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Evenhuis, N.L. & Eldredge, L.G. (eds.) (2012). Records of the Hawaii biological survey for 2011. Part II: plants. Bishop Museum Occasional Papers 113: 1-102.
  • Farjon, A. (2010). A handbook of the world's Conifers 1: 1-526. BRILL, Leiden, Boston.
  • Hedberg, I., Friis, I. & Persson, E. (2009). Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea 1: 1-305. The National Herbarium, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia & The Department of Systematic Botany, Upps.
  • Lambdon, P. (2012). Flowering plants & ferns of St Helena: 1-624. Pisces publications for St Helena nature conservation group.
  • Orchard, A.E. (ed.) (1994). Oceanic Islands 1. Flora of Australia 49: 1-681. Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra.
  • Tutin, T.G. & al. (eds.) (1993). Flora Europaea ed. 2, 1: 1-581. Cambridge University Press.

Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R., & Celis, M. (eds.). (2020). Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia. v1.1. Universidad Nacional de Colombia. Dataset/Checklist. https://doi.org/10.15472/7avdhn
  • Bernal, R., S.R. Gradstein & M. Celis (eds.). 2019. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. http://catalogoplantasdecolombia.unal.edu.co
  • Diazgranados, M., Allkin, B., Black N., Cámara-Leret, R., Canteiro C., Carretero J., Eastwood R., Hargreaves S., Hudson A., Milliken W., Nesbitt, M., Ondo, I., Patmore, K., Pironon, S., Turner, R., Ulian, T. (2020). World Checklist of Useful Plant Species. Produced by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Knowledge Network for Biocomplexity.
  • GBIF.org (2021). GBIF species matching tool. https://www.gbif.org/tools/species-lookup
  • Medicinal Plant Names Services (MPNS) v.10 (2021); http://mpns.kew.org/

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Oct 1, 2012 Du, D.V., et al. [HNK 3321] Vietnam Cupressus lusitanica K000720523 No
Mar 1, 2001 Franco, J.d.A. [s.n.] Portugal Cupressus lusitanica K000088242 No
Mar 1, 2001 s.coll. [s.n.] Cupressus lusitanica K000396959 Yes
Mar 1, 2001 Henriquez, ? [s.n.] Portugal Cupressus lusitanica K000075091 No
Mar 1, 2001 Gordon, G. [s.n.] Mexico Cupressus lusitanica K000075089 Type Yes
Mar 1, 2001 Perry, T.A. [s.n.] Mexico Cupressus lusitanica K000075090 Holotype Yes
Dec 1, 2000 Pollard, B.J. [376] Cameroon Cupressus lusitanica K000337997 No
Dec 1, 2000 Pollard, B.J. [376] Cameroon Cupressus lusitanica K000337996 No
Mar 1, 2000 Castillo, J.J.; Castillo, A. [2835] Guatemala Cupressus lusitanica K000075093 No
Jul 1, 1999 Pringle, C.G. [13206] Mexico Cupressus lusitanica K000088267 No
Jul 1, 1999 Matuda, E. [1175] Mexico Cupressus lusitanica K000088260 No
Jul 1, 1999 Donnell Smith, J. [1891] Guatemala Cupressus lusitanica K000088240 No
Jul 1, 1999 Hunt, D.R. [8101] Mexico Cupressus lusitanica K000088235 No
Jul 1, 1999 Nee, M. [32909] Mexico Cupressus lusitanica K000088262 No
Jul 1, 1999 Martínez, M. [24803] Mexico Cupressus lusitanica K000088263 No
Jul 1, 1999 Hartman, C.V. [542] Mexico Cupressus lusitanica K000088234 No
Jul 1, 1999 Nee, M. [29082] Mexico Cupressus lusitanica K000088258 No
Apr 1, 1996 Callahan, F.T. [19310] Mexico Cupressus lusitanica K000088266 No
Aug 1, 1995 Stead, J.W.; Styles, B.T. [96] Guatemala Cupressus lusitanica K000088238 No
Oct 1, 1992 Hartweg, C.T. [434] Mexico Cupressus lusitanica K000088261 Type Yes
Apr 11, 1992 Hartweg, C.T. [434] Mexico Cupressus lusitanica K001090497 Unknown Type Material Yes
Apr 11, 1992 Hartweg, C.T. [437] Mexico Cupressus lusitanica K000088268 Type Yes
Apr 1, 1992 Hinton, G.B. [3247] Mexico Cupressus lusitanica K000088241 No
Apr 1, 1992 Martínez, M. [1322] Mexico Cupressus lusitanica K000075094 No
Apr 1, 1992 Dyson, W.G. [517] Mexico Cupressus lusitanica K000088236 No
Apr 1, 1992 Pringle, C.G. [4253] Mexico Cupressus lusitanica K000088264 No
Apr 1, 1992 Tucker, J.M. [1130] El Salvador Cupressus lusitanica K000088239 No
Apr 1, 1992 Hinton, G.B. [3246] Mexico Cupressus lusitanica K000088237 No
Apr 1, 1992 Bourgeau, E. [245] Mexico Cupressus lusitanica K000075092 No
Apr 1, 1992 Dyson, W.G. [515] Mexico Cupressus lusitanica K000088256 No
Apr 1, 1992 Pringle, C.G. [11180] Mexico Cupressus lusitanica K000088265 No
Apr 1, 1992 Martínez, M. [25000] Mexico Cupressus lusitanica K000088259 No
Apr 1, 1992 Dyson, W.G. [516] Mexico Cupressus lusitanica K000088255 No
Apr 1, 1992 Nee, M.; Taylor, K. [29030] Mexico Cupressus lusitanica K000088257 No
Cheek, M.; Tchiengue; Nana, F.; Todou; Pearce; Corcoran; Horwath; Harvey [12310] Cameroon Cupressus lusitanica K001297988 Yes
Darbyshire, I. [447] Cameroon Cupressus lusitanica K001422507 Yes
Farjon, A.; Mejía, D. [299] Honduras Cupressus lusitanica K000088233 No

Sources

  • EDGE Gymnosperms

    • EDGE of Existence (Gymnosperms)
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Living Collection Database

    • Common Names from Plants and People Africa http://www.plantsandpeopleafrica.com/

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images

  • Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0