Department of agriculture agricultural research service. Pruning should be done when trees are 3 years old, with 3 further prunings at 6, 9 and years of age in a 2530 year rotation. Cupressus lusitanica and over other quality seeds for sale. Fact sheet st225 november 1993 cupressus sempervirens figure 1. The term lusitanica refers to the very early cultivation of the species in portugal. Because it looks like kauri, and has good machining properties, lusitanica has been used in new zealand for furniture manufacture. The foliage grows in dense sprays, dark green to somewhat yellowgreen in colour.
A short distance inland, an erect form and light branching are apparent, showing that this cypress, although capable of enduring wind and saltblasting, responds well to shelter 22,34. Lusitanica, like macrocarpa, is moderately durable in the ground, but is slightly less durable than macrocarpa. Mean top height and mean top diameter were calculated respectively as the average height and diameter of the 100 largestdiameter stemsha. Logs are usually well shaped, straight, and cylindrical. Site index functions for cupressus lusitanica at munesa. This tree grows naturally at goa, from whence it was first brought to portugal, where it has succeeded, and been propagated. It has since become the most horticulturally important of the tropical cypresses, widely introduced in south america, africa, asia and elsewhere. All our oils are 100% pure and natural, and certified organic.
Berrill preliminary growth and yield models for cupressus sp. Cupressus lusitanica landscape plants oregon state. All of the plantation forests are found in the same area bordering each other. Height growth may exceed 100 ft with a bole diameter of 2 to 3 ft, sometimes reaching 5 ft. Bark thick, reddishbrown, with longitudinal fissures. Lusitanica is a lowtomedium density softwood, with a fine, even texture and pronounced growth rings. Cupressus lusitanica is an evergreen conifer tree with a conic to ovoidconic crown, growing to 40 m tall. Shoots quadrangular, pendulous, not in a single plane. The chemical composition and antimicrobial activity of the. Cupressus lusitanica in the germplasm resources information network grin, u.
Biology department, baylor university, box 727, gruver, tx, 79040. In this report, we present the leaf essential oil composition and antimicrobial activity of c. Prunus lusitanica angustifolia pflanzenschau ag hombrechtikon. Portugiesischen kirschlorbeer prunus lusitanica angustifolia kaufen. The plant list does not attempt to include all infraspecific taxa. Carriere is an accepted name this name is the accepted name of an infraspecific taxon of the species cupressus lusitanica mill. Macerate samples were measured through the following variables. Prunus lusitanica portugiesische lorbeerkirsche auch als sorte angustifolia erhaltlich kleinblattriger.
Composition of essential oils from cupressus lusitanica. This page was last edited on 20 january 2015, at 18. Lusitanica cupressus lusitanica, lawson cypress chamecyparis lawsoniana, leyland cypress cupressocyparis leylandii appearance and description. Cupressus glauca, mexican cypress, portuguese cypress family cupressaceae. This name is the accepted name of a species in the genus cupressus family cupressaceae. Cupressus lusitanica was one of the first new world conifers to be brought home to europe, having been planted in portugal since 1634 and in england since 1682 but see thuja occidentalis. Convert and create pdf from various types of files like word doc, excel xls, powerpoint ppt. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. Widely cultivated as an ornamental and timber tree. Cones globose, ca 12 mm across, bluishgreen in the. The chemical composition and antimicrobial activity of the leaf oil of cupressus lusitanica from monteverde, costa rica.
Composition of essential oils from cupressus lusitanica and a. Cupressus lusitanica landscape plants oregon state university. Cupressus macrocarpa had a maximum germination capacity of 20. In an analysis of the taxa of the eastern hemisphere, rushforth et al. Chemical composition, antimicrobial properties and toxicity evaluation of the essential oil of cupressus lusitanica mill. The leaves are scalelike, 25 mm long, and produced on rounded not flattened shoots. A new genus, hesperocyparis, for the cypresses of the western hemisphere cupressaceae robert p. Pdf using stand models developed in the study, the yield and profitability of different thinning schedules was evaluated by a simulation technique.
Cupressus benthamii had a maximum germination value of seeds from 5yearold cones. An analysis of the invasive potential of cupressus. Foliage distinctly bluishgreen, fourranked, ovate, closely pressed, usually with long, pointed apex. It should be added that martinez las pinaceas mexicanas, 1963 does not recognise c. It is a highly variable tree, and closely related to cupressus goveniana, enough to sometimes be considered a subspecies of it.
Cupressus lusitanica cvbluoverview eppo global database. Cypress essential oil cupressus lusitanica lemuressens. Cupressus pigmaea, the mendocino cypress or pygmy cypress, is a taxon of disputed status in the genus cupressus endemic to certain coastal terraces and coastal mountain ranges of mendocino and sonoma counties in northwestern california. The plots had been continuously observed from ages 7 10 to 21 18 in the gamboshashemene and the munesa growth districts, respectively. Physical and mechanical properties of cupressus lusitanica as. Cupressus lusitanica blue swirl landscape plants oregon. An analysis of the invasive potential of cupressus lusitanica. Applicability evaluation of cupressus lusitanica for pulp. The record derives from wcsp data supplied on 20120323 which reports it as an accepted name record 383170 with original publication details. Cupressus lusitanica tree cedarofgoa, mexican white.
Plants were imported from mexico to a monastery near coimbra, portugal in about 1634. In 25 permanent sample plots in cupressus lusitanica plantations of the munesa shashemene wood industry enterprise, in the oromia federal regional state, ethiopia, the dominant height growth was observed and site index functions fitted. Photos of mexican cypress trees cupressus lusitanica. Loss, ton, leichter kleiboden, sandiger boden, lehmiger.
Abstract the wood of 20yearold cupressus lusitanica mill. Pruning is practised so that trees yield highquality, knotfree sawlogs. Height growth may exceed 100 ft with a bole diameter of 2 to 3 ft, sometimes reaching. We would like to show you a description here but the site wont allow us. Applicability evaluation of cupressus lusitanica for. Our mission is to provide our customers the best essential oils. The native mexican trees which most botanists now consider to belong to this species are treated by him under the name c. Wood density as basic and on ovendry density was determined. Hardy to usda zone 7 native to mexico, guatemala and honduras, not from portugal as the name lusitanica of portugal suggests. Introduced from mexico to the far east by the spanish, then to goa by the portuguese, and finally to portugal, from which it derives its name. Cupressus lusitanica mexican cypress southern woods. We partner with a renowned producer malagasy to find the best oils.
Classical name, said to be derived from the greek kuo to produce and pari equal, alluding to the symmetrical form of the italian cypress. For your needs, we consider the quality of the oil, the uses, properties and values they hold. They found considerable variation among small isolated populations that appear to be relictual. Mexican cypress, portuguese cypress, cedar of goa type of. Grossstrauch oder kleiner baum mit kegel bis kugelformigen wuchs. Fantastic fine, blue foliage on a multipurpose clone suitable for a trimmed hedge, weeping specimen tree or a highquality, fastgrowing timber tree. Crown broadly pyramidal, in older trees broad with pendulous branches. Abstract the study was carried out on cupressus lusitanica plantations at beldong forest, jebel marra, western sudan to evaluate the performance of the natural regeneration of cupressus lusitanica as affected by various local site factors plateau, slope and depression. In native groves, trees on the coastal fringe are severely sculptured and distorted. Antifungal activity from plant essential oil was tested against its endophyte. Variation among cupressus species from the western. Plants profile for hesperocyparis lusitanica cedarofgoa. Highlights the essential oils of cupressus lusitanica and its endophytic fungus were studied.
General information about cupressus lusitanica cvblu mexico to honduras. Pdf in costa rica, cupressus lusitanica is an introduced tree that may produce negative effects in the plants surrounding it. Native to mexico and probably guatemala but now widely planted at high elevations throughout the tropical world. Evergreen shrubtree, a flat bun then becoming more upright, compact dwarf, about 10 ft 3 m tall and 3 ft 1 m in 10 years, foliage is fernlike and greenblue, some purple color in winter. An analysis of the invasive potential of cupressus lusitanica and its effects on the chemical properties of the surrounding soils lara van meter university of colorado at boulder, b.
Portugiesischer kirschlorbeer prunus lusitanica angustifolia hat schmale blatter, ideal fur schmale hecken. Highest average rating first most viewed photos first newest photos first photos of largest girth trees first photos of largest girth single trunk trees first photos of tallest trees first only accurate measurements photos of tallest trees first including less accurate estimates photos of oldest trees first highest own rating first. Evolution and circumscription of the true cypresses. It was introduced en masse in costa rica in the 1980s for use in erosion control, windbreaks, and lumber plantations, and has quickly become a staple part of the national landscape burlingame 2000. Physical and mechanical properties of cupressus lusitanica. The plant volatile compounds may control its endophytic population. Stiffness increased from the inner boards to the outer in c. Pure and mixed plantations of eucalyptus camaldulensis and. Pdf converter is a online webbased document to pdf converter software. Some monoterpenes and sesquiterpenes were found in essential oils of both organisms. Cupressus lusitanica mexican cypress pfaf plant database. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. The species was not described botanically over years later in 1768 wikipedia.
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