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Cupressus sempervirens, commonly known as the Mediterranean cypress or Italian cypress, is a species of evergreen plant in the family Cupressaceae. Classified within the order Pinales and class Pinopsida, this taxon belongs to the genus Cupressus. The species is also recognized as a medicinal plant.
The native range of Cupressus sempervirens includes Cyprus, East Aegean Is., Iran, Kriti, Lebanon-Syria, Libya, Palestine, and Türkiye. It has been introduced to regions such as Albania, Algeria, Assam, Baleares, Bulgaria, Canary Is., Corse, France, Greece, Italy, Krym, and Morocco. Records from iDigBio indicate the presence of the species in Mexico, the United States, and Iran.
The IUCN Red List assessed the conservation status of Cupressus sempervirens as Least Concern in 2013. The species has been documented in various databases, with occurrence counts reported by GBIF and observation records from iNaturalist.
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Species
Least ConcernItalian cypress
Cupressus sempervirens
SPECIES
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassPinopsida
- OrderPinales
- FamilyCupressaceae
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- Cupressaceae
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- Mexico, United States, Iran
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- medicinal plant
- Parent taxon
- Cupressus
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- Cyprès.jpg
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- Least Concern
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- Cupressus sempervirens
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- taxon common name
- 柱形地中海柏木
- short name
- C. sempervirens
- taxon author citation
- L.
- foliage type
- evergreen plant
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Encyclopedic overview
Cupressus sempervirens, the Mediterranean cypress (also known as Italian cypress, Tuscan cypress, or Persian cypress), is a species of cypress native to the eastern Mediterranean region and Iran. It is well-adapted to the environmental conditions that it lives in due to its ability to survive in both acidic and alkaline soils and withstand drought. Cupressus sempervirens is important in Mediterranean and Middle Eastern culture. In Iran it is both a sacred tree and a metaphor for "the graceful figure of the beloved".
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