Cupressaceae
Name: Cupressales.
English: Cypress family.
Including: Cupressaceae, Taxodiaceae.
Taxonomy
Cupressaceae is a member of the Order Pinales in the Apg3 classification.
In the Plant theory Cupressaceae is split off from Pinales. Pinales is split into 3 Orders: Pinales, Cupressales and Taxales.
Subfamilies
- Cunninghamhioideae: Cunninghamia.
- Taiwanioideae: Taiwania.
- Athrotaxidoideae: Athrotaxis, Tasmanian Cedar.
- Sequoioideae: Sequoia, Coast Redwood; Sequoiadendron, Giant Sequoia; Metasequoia, Dawn Redwood.
- Taxodioideae: Taxodium, Bald Cypress; Glyptostrobus, Chinese Swamp Cypress; Cryptomeria, Sugi.
- Callitroideae: Callitris, Cypress-pine; Actinostrobus, Cypress-pine; Neocallitropsis; Widdringtonia; Diselma; Fitzroya, Alerce; Austrocedrus; Libocedrus; Pilgerodendron; Papuacedrus.
- Cupressoideae: Thuja, Arborvitae; Thujopsis, Hiba; Chamaecyparis, Cypress; Fokienia, Fujian Cypress; Calocedrus, Incense-cedar; Tetraclinis; Microbiota; Platycladus, Chinese Arborvitae; Callitropsis, Cypress; Cupressus, Cypress; Juniperus, Juniper.