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Chamaecyparis lawsoniana

(A.Murray bis) Parl. (1864)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Pinophyta Class/Clade: Pinopsida Order: Pinales Family: Cupressaceae Genus: Chamaecyparis

Lawson cypress, Port Orford cedar

Description

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Synonyms (79)

Chamaecyparis alba-spica Dallière (1887)
Chamaecyparis allumii (Webster) Heydt (1934)
Chamaecyparis boursieri f. viridis Hartw. & Rümpler (1875)
Chamaecyparis boursieri filiformis Fillot (1877)
Chamaecyparis boursieri gracilima-pendula Van Geert (1879)
Chamaecyparis boursieri lutescens Van Geert (1873)
Chamaecyparis boursieri var. alba-spica (Gordon) Jacob-Makoy (1870)
Chamaecyparis boursieri var. alba-variegatis Van Geert (1878)
Chamaecyparis boursieri var. coerulea Jacob-Makoy (1870)
Chamaecyparis boursieri var. compacta Dallière (1887)
Chamaecyparis boursieri var. erecta (H.Jaeger) Jacob-Makoy (1870)
Chamaecyparis boursieri var. filiformis (Fillot) Van Geert (1878)
Chamaecyparis boursieri var. lutescens Van Geert (1873)
Chamaecyparis boursieri var. pyramidalis-alba-nana Pynaert (1878)
Chamaecyparis boursieri variegata-aurea Jacob-Makoy (1870)
Chamaecyparis lawsoniana f. alba-spica (Gordon) Beissn. (1887)
Chamaecyparis lawsoniana f. aluminii Beissn. (1891)
Chamaecyparis lawsoniana f. argentea (P.Lawson ex Gordon) Beissn. (1887)
Chamaecyparis lawsoniana f. erecta (H.Jaeger) C.K.Schneid. (1913)
Chamaecyparis lawsoniana f. filiformis (Fillot) Beissn. (1887)
Chamaecyparis lawsoniana f. fletcheri (Hornibr.) Rehder (1949)
Chamaecyparis lawsoniana f. fraseri Beissn. (1881)
Chamaecyparis lawsoniana f. glauca (H.Jaeger) Beissn. (1887)
Chamaecyparis lawsoniana f. glaucescens Rehder (1946)
Chamaecyparis lawsoniana f. gracilis (J.Nelson) Beissn. (1887)
Chamaecyparis lawsoniana f. intertexta (R.Sm.) Beissn. (1887)
Chamaecyparis lawsoniana f. lutea (R.Sm.) C.K.Schneid. (1913)
Chamaecyparis lawsoniana f. nana (Dauvesse) Beissn. (1887)
Chamaecyparis lawsoniana f. pendula (Beissn.) Beissn. (1887)
Chamaecyparis lawsoniana f. pendula-alba (Paul ex Gordon) Beissn. (1891)
Chamaecyparis lawsoniana f. pendula-vera (Hesse) Voss (1895)
Chamaecyparis lawsoniana filifera De Vos (1887)
Chamaecyparis lawsoniana filiformis (Fillot) G.Nicholson (1884)
Chamaecyparis lawsoniana gracilis-pendula (H.J.Veitch) G.Nicholson (1884)
Chamaecyparis lawsoniana pendula-alba (Paul ex Gordon) G.Nicholson (1884)
Chamaecyparis lawsoniana pendula-aurea Schelle (1909)
Chamaecyparis lawsoniana pendula-nova Schelle (1909)
Chamaecyparis lawsoniana pendula-vera Hesse (1890)
Chamaecyparis lawsoniana var. argentea (P.Lawson ex Gordon) Beissn. (1891)
Chamaecyparis lawsoniana var. billwoodiana Dallim. & A.B.Jacks. (1948)
Chamaecyparis lawsoniana var. glauca (H.Jaeger) W.Hochst. (1882)
Chamaecyparis lawsoniana var. minima-glauca (R.Sm.) Beissn. (1884)
Chamaecyparis lawsoniana var. nana-glauca Beissn. (1884)
Chamaecyparis lawsoniana var. pendula Beissn. (1884)
Chamaecyparis lawsoniana var. pendula-vera (Hesse) A.H.Kent (1900)
Chamaecyparis lawsoniana var. stewartii Schelle (1929)
Chamaecyparis minima-glauca Dallière (1887)
Cupressus fragrans Kellogg (1856)
Cupressus lawsoniana A.Murray bis (1855)
Cupressus lawsoniana albospica Jacob-Makoy (1868)
Cupressus lawsoniana coerulea Jacob-Makoy (1868)
Cupressus lawsoniana erecta-glaucescens Siebold ex Ed.Otto (1868)
Cupressus lawsoniana f. alumnii (Webster) Beissn. (1887)
Cupressus lawsoniana f. argentea (P.Lawson ex Gordon) Geerinck (2004)
Cupressus lawsoniana f. lutea (R.Sm.) Geerinck (2004)
Cupressus lawsoniana f. stewartii (Schelle) Geerinck (2004)
Cupressus lawsoniana f. viridis (Hartw. & Rümpler) Geerinck (2004)
Cupressus lawsoniana fletcheri Hornibr. (1913)
Cupressus lawsoniana gracilis-pendula H.J.Veitch (1881)
Cupressus lawsoniana nana Dauvesse (1864)
Cupressus lawsoniana var. alba-spica Gordon (1875)
Cupressus lawsoniana var. alba-spica-nana Gordon (1875)
Cupressus lawsoniana var. aluminii Webster (1896)
Cupressus lawsoniana var. argentea P.Lawson ex Gordon (1862)
Cupressus lawsoniana var. erecta H.Jaeger (1865)
Cupressus lawsoniana var. filiformis (Fillot) A.H.Kent (1881)
Cupressus lawsoniana var. glauca H.Jaeger (1865)
Cupressus lawsoniana var. gracilis J.Nelson (1866)
Cupressus lawsoniana var. intertexta R.Sm. (1874)
Cupressus lawsoniana var. lutea R.Sm. (1873)
Cupressus lawsoniana var. minima-glauca R.Sm. (1874)
Cupressus lawsoniana var. nana-glauca (Beissn.) A.H.Kent (1900)
Cupressus lawsoniana var. pendula (Beissn.) A.Camus (1914)
Cupressus lawsoniana var. pendula-alba Paul ex Gordon (1875)
Cupressus lawsoniana var. pendula-argentea Stelzner (1887)
Cupressus lawsoniana var. pendula-vera (Hesse) A.H.Kent (1900)
Cupressus nutkanus Torr. (1856)
Retinispora fraseri Dallière (1887)
Retinispora lawsoniana (A.Murray bis) A.V.Bobrov & Melikyan (2006)

Uses and Culture

USES

Natural History

Statewide Status

Only found in cultivation

Island Status

Maui Only found in cultivation
Hawai'i Only found in cultivation

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Bibliography

Name Published In: Ann. Mus. Imp. Fis. Firenze 1: 181 (1864)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Chamaecyparis lawsoniana Keauhou Ranch, Kau District. At Keawewai Camp on the Puu oo Trail Planted at the camp. Preserved_Specimen Tree, about 40 ft. tall with branches down to ground level. Cuddihy, L.W. 72 Hawaii BISH 1979-12-18
2 Chamaecyparis lawsoniana Kau District: Keauhou Ranch. Planted at Keawewai Camp on the Puu Oo Trail Preserved_Specimen Tree ca. 40ft ht with branches down to ground level. Cuddihy, L.W. 72 Hawaii BISH 1979-12-18
3 Chamaecyparis lawsoniana East Maui, Olinda Preserved_Specimen (Not on sheet) Maui BISH 1947-07-27
4 Chamaecyparis lawsoniana East Maui, Haleakala National Park, W slope of Haleakala, near research barracks Preserved_Specimen Medeiros, A.C. 489 Maui BISH 1983-08-11
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