Cupressus sempervirens - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mediterranean cypress | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Division: | Pinophyta |
Class: | Pinopsida |
Order: | Pinales |
Family: | Cupressaceae |
Genus: | Cupressus |
Species: | C. sempervirens |
Binomial name | |
Cupressus sempervirens | |
Green: probable natural range in the Mediterranean Basin Orange: range including human introductions Red (small areas): Residual natural stands |
Cupressus sempervirens is a cypress tree.
The tree is also known as the Mediterranean cypress or Italian cypress,[1] Tuscan cypress, Persian cypress, or pencil pine.
It is a species of cypress native to the eastern Mediterranean region.
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "BSBI List 2007". Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-01-25. Retrieved 2014-10-17.