Introductory
SPECIES: Cupressus bakeri | Baker Cypress 



ABBREVIATION : 
CUPBAK

SYNONYMS : 
NO-ENTRY


SCS PLANT CODE : 
   CUBA


COMMON NAMES : 
   Baker cypress
   Modoc cypress
   Siskiyou cypress


TAXONOMY : 
The currently accepted scientific name of Baker cypress is Cupressus
bakeri Jeps. [10,19].  There are no recognized hybrids, varieties, or
forms.  Two subspecies are recognized by some authors [10,19,25]:  

Cupressus bakeri ssp. bakeri Jeps.        Baker or Modoc cypress
Cupressus bakeri ssp. matthewsii Wolf     Siskiyou cypress

Dodd [5,6] and Rafii [21,22] assert that population studies of
morphological and chemical diversity in Baker cypress do not support
subspecies status and believe that it should be discontinued.  Hickman's
[10] taxonomic classification shall be used for this paper.  


LIFE FORM : 
Tree

FEDERAL LEGAL STATUS : 
See OTHER STATUS

OTHER STATUS : 
Siskiyou cypress (C. b. ssp. matthewsii) is endangered in Oregon [25].


COMPILED BY AND DATE : 
Lora L. Esser, January 1994


LAST REVISED BY AND DATE : 
NO-ENTRY


AUTHORSHIP AND CITATION : 
Esser, Lora. 1994. Cupressus bakeri. In: Remainder of Citation

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