Cypress

Cypress is a common name for various coniferous trees or shrubs of northern temperate regions that belong to the family Cupressaceae. The word cypress is derived from Old French cipres, which was imported from Latin cypressus, the latinisation of the Greek κυπάρισσος (kyparissos).[1][2]

Species that are commonly known as cypresses include:

Most prominently:

Otherwise:

The family Cupressaceae also contains 13–16 other genera (not listed above) that do not bear cypress in their common names.

Actinostrobus arenarius

Austrocedrus chilensis

Callitris preissii

Chamaecyparis pisifera, bonsai

Cupressus macrocarpa, Monterey Peninsula, California

Cupressus nootkatensis

Cupressus sempervirens (Mediterranean Cypress), Tuscany, Italy

Fokienia hodginsii

Fitzroya cupressoides

Glyptostrobus pensilis foliage

Pilgerodendron uviferum

Taxodium ascendens, Okefenokee Swamp, Georgia (USA)

Widdringtonia whytei, Malawi