Introductory
SPECIES: Cupressus arizonica | Arizona Cypress 



ABBREVIATION : 
CUPARI

SYNONYMS : 
   Cupressus arizonica var. bonita Lemm.
   C. montana Wiggins
   C. glabra Sudworth
   C. nevadensis Abrams
   C. macnabiana nevadensis (Abrams) Abrams
   C. stephensonii Wolf


SCS PLANT CODE : 
   CUAR


COMMON NAMES : 
   Arizona cypress
   Arizona rough cypress
   rough-bark cypress
   smooth-bark cypress
   cedro
   cedro blanco
   cedro de la Sierra
   pinobete


TAXONOMY : 
The accepted scientific name for Arizona cypress is Cupressus arizonica
Greene.  Five named varieties, considered by some authors to be separate
species, are as follows [33]:

Cupressus arizonica Greene var. arizonica   Arizona cypress
C. a. var. montana (Wiggins) Little         San Pedro Martir cypress
C. a. var. glabra (Sudw.) Little            smooth cypress (cedro)
C. a. var. nevadensis (Abrams) Little       Paiute cypress
C. a. var. stephensonii (Wolf) Little       Cuyamaca cypress


LIFE FORM : 
Tree

FEDERAL LEGAL STATUS : 
See OTHER STATUS

OTHER STATUS : 
Cuyamaca cypress is federally listed in Catoegory 1, and Paiute cypress
is listed in Category 2 [62].


COMPILED BY AND DATE : 
Janet Sullivan, March 1993


LAST REVISED BY AND DATE : 
NO-ENTRY


AUTHORSHIP AND CITATION : 
Sullivan, Janet. 1993. Cupressus arizonica. In: Remainder of Citation

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