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Hesperocyparis glabra

(Sudw.) Bartel

GNRUnranked Found in 2 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →

GNRUnrankedGlobal Rank

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.1332621

Element CodePGCUP04040

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryVascular Plant

Endemicendemic to a single state or province

KingdomPlantae

PhylumConiferophyta

ClassPinopsida

OrderPinales

FamilyCupressaceae

GenusHesperocyparis

Synonyms

Callitropsis glabra(Sudw.) D.P. LittleCupressus arizonica var. glabra(Sudw.) LittleCupressus glabraSudw.

Concept Reference

Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.

Taxonomic Comments

Hesperocyparis glabra (syn. Cupressus arizonica ssp. glabra, Cupressus glabra, Callitropsis glabra) is considered a distinct species by Kartesz (1994), Little (2006), and Adams et al. (2009) but considered a synonym of C. arizonica ssp. arizonica by Kartesz (1999). Little (2006) transferred all Western Hemisphere Cupressus to the genus Callitropsis and Adams et al. 2009 further isolated the Western Hemisphere cypress lineage into a new genus Hesperocyparis. Little (2006) and Adams et al. (2009) considered the following distinct from Hesperocyparis arizonica: Hesperocyparis glabra (syn. Callitropsis glabra, Cupressus arizonica ssp. glabra, Cupressus glabra), Hesperocyparis nevadensis (syn. Callitropsis nevadensis, Cupressus arizonica ssp. nevadensis, Cupressus nevadensis), and Hesperocyparis stephensonii (syn. Callitropsis stephensonii, Cupressus arizonica ssp. stephensonii, Cupressus stephensonii), which Flora of North America (1993, vol. 2) include in synonymy.

Ecology & Habitat

Other Nations (1)

United StatesNNR

Province	Rank	Native
Arizona	SNR	Yes

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (2)

Arizona (2)

Area	Forest	Acres
Hellsgate	Tonto National Forest	6,171
Mazatzal	Tonto National Forest	16,942

References (3)

Adams, R.P., J.A. Bartel, and R.A. Price. 2009. A new genus, <i>Hesperocyparis</i>, for the Cypresses of the Western Hemisphere (Cupressaceae). Phytologia 91(1):160-185.
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
Missouri Botanical Garden. 2023. Tropicos Internet Database, Scientific Names with Authors, used as Synonyms in Flora of North America, exported March 10, 2023.