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Cupressaceae
Cunninghamia

not marked as a favorite taxon *Cunninghamia lanceolata (Lambert) W.J. Hooker. Common name: China-fir. Habitat: Suburban woodlands; commonly planted horticulturally, rarely naturalizing. Distribution: Native of China.

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Origin/Endemic status: E., se., and s. Asia

Taxonomy Comments: A variety of forms are seen, some with dark-green, others with glaucous-blue foliage.

Synonymy ⓘ: = FNA2, K1, K4, NS, POWO, Farjon (1998); Pinus lanceolata Lamb.; = n/a — RAB, S, WH3; ? Cunninghamia sinensis R. Brown. Basionym: Pinus lanceolata Lamb. 1803

Links to other floras: = Cunninghamia lanceolata - FNA2

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native range: Laos, Vietnam & China