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THE LATIN NAMES OF CONIFERS
For the up-to-date Latin names of conifers, as shown below, we have used the  "World Checklist and Bibliography of Conifers" Aljos Farjon, 2nd Edition, 2001, Published by RBG Kew, to which the reader is referred fro more detailed information.  Where a species has been re-classified, then we also show its previous name.  For convenience we also give the common names of species.  We also show on this table whether each species of conifer is listed in our catalogue either as a species or cultivar, or both.  in many instances we sell many named varieties within a species.  

 

  SPECIES PREVIOUS NAME COMMON NAME LISTED IN OUR CATALOGUE  ON-LINE INFORMATION
 Plant family Araucariaceae
  Agathis australis   Kauri Pine SPECIES  
  Araucaria araucana   Monkey Puzzle Tree SPECIES  
  Wollemia nobilis   Wollemia Pine NOT YET  
           
 Plant family Cephalotaxaceae
  Cephalotaxus harringtonii     VARIETY  
           
 Plant family Cupressaceae
  Austrocedrus chilensis    Chilean Cedar SPECIES  
  Calocedrus decurrens    Incense Cedar SPECIES  
  Chamaecyparis lawsoniana     MANY VARIETIES  
  Chamaecyparis nootkatensis    Nootka Cypress SPECIES AND VARIETIES  
  Chamaecyparis obtusa    Hinoki Cypress MANY VARIETIES  
  Chamaecyparis pisifera    Sawara Cypress MANY VARIETIES  
  Chamaecyparis thyoides     3 VARIETIES  
  Cryptomeria japonica     17 VARIETIES  
  Cunninghamia lanceolata    Chinese Fir SPECIES  
  Cupressus cashmeriana     SPECIES  
  Cupressus glabra     SPECIES  
  Cupressus macrocarpa     VARIETIES  
  Cupressus sempervirens     VARIETIES  
  Diselma archeri     SPECIES  
  Fitzroya cuppressoides     SPECIES  
  Juniperus chinensis     VARIETIES  
  Juniperus communis     VARIETIES  
  Juniperus conferta     VARIETIES  
  Juniperus davurica expansa     VARIETIES  
  Juniperus horizontalis     12 VARIETIES  
  Juniperus pfitzeriana     5 VARIETIES  
  Juniperus procumbens     VARIETIES  
  Juniperus recurva     VARIETIES  
  Juniperus rigida subsp conferta     1 VARIETY  
  Juniperus sabina     2 VARIETIES  
  Juniperus scopulorum     1 VARIETY  
  Juniperus squamata     6 VARIETIES  
  Juniperus virginata     3 VARIETIES  
  Juniperus x media     1 VARIETY  
  Metasequoia glyptostroboides   Dawn Redwood SPECIES AND 4  VARIETIES  
  Microbiota decussa     SPECIES  
  Platycladus orientalis  Thuja orientalis   4 VARIETIES  
  Sequoia sempervirens   Coast Redwood SPECIES AND 2 VARIETIES  
  Sequoiadendron giganteum   Giant Redwood SPECIES AND 3 VARIETIES  
  Taxodium distichium   Swamp Cypress SPECIES  
  Thuja occidentalis     13 VARIETIES  
  Thuja plicata     2 VARIETIES  
  Thujopsis dolobrata     SPECIES AND 2 VARIETIES  
  x Cupressocyparis leylandii   Leylandii 3 VARIETIES  
 
 Plant family Phyllocladaceae
  Phyllocladus alpinus     SPECIES, M & F  
           
 Plant family Pinaceae
  Abies alba    European Silver Fir SPECIES  
  Abies balsamea    Balsam Fir SPECIES AND VARIETIES  
  Abies cephalonica    Grecian Fir SPECIES AND VARIETIES  
  Abies concolor    Colorado White Fir SPECIES AND VARIETIES  
  Abies grandis    Giant Fir SPECIES  
  Abies koreana    Korean Fir SPECIES AND VARIETIES  
  Abies lasiocarpa    Subalpine Fir SPECIES AND VARIETIES  
  Abies nordmanniana    Caucasian Fir SPECIES AND VARIETIES  
  Abies numidia     SPECIES  
  Abies pinsapo    Spanish Fir  VARIETIES  
  Cedrus atlantica   Atlas Cedar SPECIES AND VARIETIES  
  Cedrus brevifolia   Cyprian Cedar SPECIES  
  Cedrus deodara   Himalayan cedar SPECIES AND VARIETIES  
  Cedrus libani    Cedar of Lebanon SPECIES AND VARIETIES  
  Larix decidua    European Larch 3 VARIETIES  
  Larix kaempferi    Japanese Larch 11 VARIETIES  
  Picea abies    Norway Spruce 9 VARIETIES  
  Picea breweriana    Brewer's Weeping Spruce SPECIES  
  Picea glauca    White Spruce 8 VARIETIES  
  Picea mariana    Black Spruce 1 VARIETY  
  Picea omorika    Serbian Spruce 1 VARIETY  
  Picea orientalis    Oriental Spruce 2 VARIETIES  
  Picea pungens     8 VARIETIES  
  Picea sitchensis    Sitka Spruce 1 VARIETY  
  Pinus aristata    Bristlecone Pine SPECIES  
  Pinus banksiana    Jack Pine 2 VARIETIES  
  Pinus bungeana    Lacebark Pine SPECIES  
  Pinus cembra    Arolla Pine 1 VARIETY  
  Pinus contorta  

 Lodgepole Pine

 2 VARIETIES  
  Pinus coulteri    Big Cone Pine SPECIES  
  Pinus densiflora     6 VARIETIES  
  Pinus devoniana     SPECIES  
  Pinus flexilis    Lumber Pine 1 VARIETY  
  Pinus heldreichii     4 VARIETIES  
  Pinus devoniana Pinus michoacana   SPECIES  
  Pinus monophylla        
  Pinus montezumae        
  Pinus mugo    Mountain Pine 16VARIETIES  
  Pinus nigra    Black Pine 7 VARIETIES  
  Pinus palustris    Longleaf Pine SPECIES  
  Pinus parviflora    Japanese White Pine 13 VARIETIES  
  Pinus patula     SPECIES  
  Pinus pinea   Stone Pine SPECIES  
  Pinus ponderosa   Ponderosa Pine    
  Pinus pumila     3 VARIETIES  
  Pinus radiata   Monterey Pine SPECIES  
  Pinus strobus   Weymouth Pine 9 VARIETIES  
  Pinus sylvestris   Scots Pine 32 VARIETIES  
  Pinus tabuliformis   Chinese Red Pine SPECIES  
  Pinus thunbergii    Japanese Black Pine 1 VARIETY  
  Pinus wallichiana   Western Himalayan Pine SPECIES  
  Pseudolarix amabilis     SPECIES  
  Pseudotsuga menziesii   Douglas Fir SPECIES  
  Tsuga canadensis     8 VARIETIES  
           
 Plant family Podocarpaceae
  Lagarostrobus franklini     SPECIES  
  Microcachrys tetragona     SPECIES  
  Podocarpus acutifolius     SPECIES  
  Podocarpus alpinus     1 VARIETY  
  Podocarpus hallii     2 VARIETIES  
  Podocarpus lawrencei     1 VARIETY  
  Podocarpus nivalis     6 VARIETIES  
  Podocarpus selignus        
           
 Plant family Sciadopityaceae
  Sciadopitys verticillata   Japanese Umbrella Pine SPECIES AND 9 VARIETIES  
           
 Plant family Taxaceae
  Taxus baccata   Common Yew SPECIES AND 11 VARIETIES  
  Taxus cuspidata     SPECIES AND 1 VARIETY  
           
Plant family Gingkoaceae
  Gingko biloba   Maidenhair Tree SPECIES AND 3 VARIETIES  

 

NOTES:

All conifers bear cones, but not all cone-bearing plants are classified by botanists as conifers.  Gingko is a cone-bearing plant but is not a conifer though it is usually grouped with conifers for convenience.  We include Gingko in our catalogue as though it is a conifer. 

The Kew Checklist solely addresses the botanical classification of conifers that occur naturally in nature, whereas we have also included the inter-species hybrids that do not occur in nature eg x Cupressocyparis.

Named garden cultivars (ie the bit of the name that is not in Latin) are not included in this table and for these cultivars see our main conifer catalogue.