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Cupressaceae

Mountain cypress

Widdringtonia nodiflora (L.) Powrie

Family
Cupressaceae
Genus
Widdringtonia

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Mountain cypress (Widdringtonia nodiflora)
Photo: Tony Rebelo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (4)
Afrikaans
Bergsipres
Chinese
南非柏
English
Mountain cypress, Cape cypress
Persian
سرو آفریقایی کوهی

Synonyms

  • Brunia nodiflora L.
  • Callitris capensis Schrad. ex Gordon
  • Callitris commersonii (Brongn.) T.Durand & Schinz
  • Callitris cupressoides (L.) Schrad. ex E.Mey.
  • Callitris juniperoides (L.) T.Durand & Schinz
  • Callitris mahonii (Mast.) Endl.
  • Callitris stricta Schrad. ex Carrière
  • Cupressus africana Mill.
  • Cupressus humilis Salisb.
  • Cupressus juniperoides L.
  • Frenela juniperoides (L.) Parl.
  • Juniperus caesia Carrière
  • Juniperus capensis Lam.
  • Pachylepis commersonii Brongn.
  • Pachylepis cupressoides (L.) Brongn.
  • Pachylepis juniperoides (L.) Brongn.
  • Parolinia juniperoides Endl. ex Gordon
  • Sabina caesia (Carrière) Antoine
  • Schubertia capensis (L.) Spreng.
  • Taxodium juniperoides (L.) Rich. ex Steud.
  • Thuja aphylla Burm.f.
  • Thuja cupressoides L.
  • Thuja quadrangularis Vent.
  • Widdringtonia afra O.Berg
  • Widdringtonia caffra O.Berg
  • Widdringtonia commersonii (Brongn.) Endl.
  • Widdringtonia cupressoides (L.) Endl.
  • Widdringtonia dracomontana Stapf
  • Widdringtonia juniperoides (L.) Endl.
  • Widdringtonia mahonii Mast.
  • Widdringtonia natalensis Endl.
  • Widdringtonia nodiflora subsp. dracomontana (Stapf) Silba
  • Widdringtonia nodiflora var. dracomontana (Stapf) Silba
  • Widdringtonia stipitata Stapf

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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). About our plant data.