Cupressaceae

Himalayan cypress

Cupressus torulosa D.Don ex Lamb.

Family: Cupressaceae
Genus: Cupressus

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Common names

By language (19)

Arabic: سرو هملايا, سرو حملايا, سرو هيمالايا
arz: سرو هيمالايا
azb: هیمالیا سروی
Azerbaijani: Himalay sərvi
Bulgarian: Хималайски кипарис
Catalan: Xiprer de l'Himàlaia, Hoàng dàn, Xiprer de Bhutan, Xiprer de l'Himalaia
Chinese: 西藏柏木, 喜马拉雅柏, 喜马拉雅柏木, 干柏杉, 柏树, 西藏高柏
English: Himalayan cypress, South tibetan cypress
Finnish: Himalajansypressi
French: Cyprès de l'Himalaya
German: Himalaya-Zypresse, Himalaja-Zypresse
Japanese: オオイトスギ
Lithuanian: Himalajinis kiparisas
Nepali: राजसल्ला
Norwegian Bokmål: Himalayasypress, Vestlig himalayasypress
Persian: سرو هیمالیا
Russian: Кипарис гималайский
Spanish: Cipres del Himalaya, Ciprés del Himalaya
Vietnamese: Hoàng đàn

Synonyms

Athrotaxis joucadan Carrière
Cupressus austrotibetica Silba
Cupressus austrotibetica subsp. austrotibetica
Cupressus austrotibetica subsp. medogensis Silba
Cupressus austrotibetica subsp. tongmaiensis (Silba) Silba
Cupressus balfouriana Lemoine ex Gordon
Cupressus corneyana Carrière & hort. ex Carrière
Cupressus doniana hort. ex Hook.f.
Cupressus duclouxiana subsp. austrotibetica (Silba) Silba
Cupressus gigantea subsp. ludlowii (Silba) Silba
Cupressus gigantea subsp. tongmaiensis (Silba) Silba
Cupressus himalaica Silba
Cupressus karnaliensis Silba
Cupressus karnaliensis subsp. mustangensis (Silba) Silba
Cupressus karnaliensis var. mustangensis Silba
Cupressus lusitanica subsp. kuluensis Silba
Cupressus lusitanica subsp. torulosa (D.Don ex Lamb.) Silba & Brian Chen
Cupressus majestica Knight
Cupressus nepalensis Loudon
Cupressus pakistanensis Silba
Cupressus sempervirens subsp. indica (Parl.) Silba
Cupressus sempervirens var. indica Parl.
Cupressus tongmaiensis Silba
Cupressus tongmaiensis var. ludlowii Silba
Cupressus torulosa subsp. karnaliensis (Silba) Silba
Cupressus torulosa var. corneyana (Carrière & hort. ex Carrière) Carrière
Cupressus torulosa var. majestica Carrière
Cupressus tournefortii Ten.
Cupressus whitleyana Carrière
Juniperus gracilis hort. ex Carrière
Juniperus pendula Parl.
Sabina corneyana Antoine
Thuja curviramea Miq.

Photos

Photo: Steve Hicks from Liverpool, UK, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: John Pavelka from Austin, TX, USA, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Felix Dance, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: pjeganathan, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.