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Cupressaceae

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Cupressaceae or the cypress family is a family of conifers. The family includes 27–30 genera (17 monotypic), which include the junipers and redwoods, with about 130–140 species in total. They are monoecious, subdioecious or (rarely) dioecious trees and shrubs up to tall. The bark of mature trees is commonly orange- to red-brown and of stringy texture, often flaking or peeling in vertical strips, but smooth, scaly or hard and square-cracked in some species. The family reached its peak of diversity during the Mesozoic era.

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Cupressaceae, known as the cypress family, is a group of coniferous trees and shrubs that includes familiar plants like junipers and redwoods, with about 130–140 species spread across 27–30 genera. These plants are notable for their distinctive peeling or stringy bark and were especially diverse during the Mesozoic era, though they remain important conifers today.

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Species

Cupressaceae

FAMILY

  1. KingdomPlantae
  2. PhylumTracheophyta
  3. ClassPinopsida
  4. OrderPinales
  5. FamilyCupressaceae
Habitatfreshwater
Observations recorded1,951,017

屬 澳洲柏松屬 Actinostrobus 密葉杉屬 Athrotaxis 智利雪松屬 Austrocedrus 柏松屬 Callitris 澳洲柏屬 Callitropsis * (柏木屬) 翠柏屬 Calocedrus 扁柏屬 Chamaecyparis 柳杉屬 Cryptomeria 杉屬 Cunninghamia 柏木屬 Cupressus 塔斯馬尼亞柏松屬 Diselma 智利肖柏屬 Fitzroya 福建柏屬 Fokienia 水松屬 Glyptostrobus 刺柏屬 Juniperus 肖楠屬 Libocedrus 水杉屬 Metasequoia 小側柏屬 Microbiota 新喀里多尼亞柏松屬 Neocallitropsis 巴布亞柏松屬 Papuacedrus * (肖楠屬) 智南柏屬 Pilgerodendron * (肖楠屬) 側柏屬 Platycladus 紅杉屬 Sequoia 巨杉屬 Sequoiadendron 臺灣杉屬 Taiwania 落羽杉屬 Taxodium 四鱗柏屬 Tetraclinis 崖柏屬 Thuja 羅漢柏屬 Thujopsis 非洲柏松屬 Widdringtonia * - 有的分類學家主張併入括弧中的屬裏面 柏科（学名：Cupressaceae）植物广泛分布在全世界，包括27-30个属，（其中有17个属只有单一种），大约有130-140种。 柏科植物是分布最广的针叶植物，几乎遍布除南极洲以外的世界各地，从北纬70° 挪威北极区域的刺柏到南纬55°智利的智利柏，生活在西藏海拔5200米地区的滇藏方枝柏是已知能在海拔最高区域存活的木本植物。 目录 1 形态 2 分类 3 世界之最 4 用途 5 参考文献 6 外部链接 形态 绝大部分是雌雄同株的，也有很少种是雌雄异株的，一般都是乔木，最高的可达130米，也有少数种是灌木。树皮都是发红棕色，绳状结构，脱落时都是竖条形，只有少数种例外。 绝大部分种为常绿植物，叶子可成活2－10年，但三个属（落羽杉属、水杉属和水松属）是落叶树。 柏科植物的叶呈螺旋状排列，芽叶一般是尖针状，成熟后呈鳞片状，但也有的种终生为针状。球花的雄蕊及具胚珠的鳞片亦交互对生，很少三个轮生；雄球花的雄蕊有2－6药囊，雌球花全部或部分种鳞具有一至多数胚珠、苞鳞和种鳞结合。 卵形或圆球形球果当年或第二年成熟；果实一般为坚果，也有浆果（如刺柏属）；鳞片木质扁平或盾形，发育的鳞片具有一至多个种子，种子具翅或无翅。 分类 最新的分类法将以前单独分为“杉科”的植物划入柏科，只是其中的金松属被单独分为金松科。 柏科被划分为7个亚科： 杉亚科（Cunninghamioideae）：杉属； 密叶杉亚科（Athrotaxidoideae）：密叶杉属； 台湾杉亚科（Taiwanioideae）：台湾杉属； 紅杉亚科

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
950
With media
248
Family
Cupressaceae
Collections
FMNH, UCMP
Recorded in
United States
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Research

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Cupressaceae or the cypress family is a family of conifers. The family includes 27–30 genera (17 monotypic), which include the junipers and redwoods, with about 130–140 species in total. They are monoecious, subdioecious or (rarely) dioecious trees and shrubs up to tall. The bark of mature trees is commonly orange- to red-brown and of stringy texture, often flaking or peeling in vertical strips, but smooth, scaly or hard and square-cracked in some species. The family reached its peak of diversity during the Mesozoic era.

==Description== thumb|Fallen foliage sprays (cladoptosis) of Metasequoia

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