Cupressus sempervirens
Common names
Mediterranean cypress
Biostatus
Exotic
Category
Vascular
Structural class
Trees & Shrubs - Gymnosperms
Flower colours
No flowers
Conservation status
Not applicable
Detailed taxonomy
Family
Cupressaceae
Ecology
Year naturalised
1991
Origin
E. Mediterranean region eastwards to N. Iran
Reason for introduction
Forestry
Other information
Etymology
cupressus: Classical name, said to be derived from the Greek kuo ‘to produce’ and pari ‘equal’, alluding to the symmetrical form of the Italian cypress; alternatively the name is derived from an ancient Latin word for box, the wood once being used for coffins.
sempervirens: From the Latin semper ‘always’ and virens ‘green’, evergreen
NVS code
The National Vegetation Survey (NVS) Databank is a physical archive and electronic databank containing records of over 94,000 vegetation survey plots - including data from over 19,000 permanent plots. NVS maintains a standard set of species code abbreviations that correspond to standard scientific plant names from the Ngä Tipu o Aotearoa - New Zealand Plants database.
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