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Cupressus sempervirens L.

Synonym	:	Cupressus elongata Salisb.
Family	:	Cupressaceae
Family  Local name	:	English-  Mediterranean Cypress
Distribution	:	India: Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Dehra Dun, Kashmir
Habitat	:	Hilly areas, open places
Uses	:	Folk medicine, Siddha, Unani
Key botanical characters:   The foliage grows in dense sprays, dark green in colour. The leaves are scale-like, 2–5 mm long, and produced on rounded (not flattened) shoots. The seed cones are ovoid or oblong, 25–40 mm long, with 10-14 scales, green at first, maturing brown about 20–24 months after pollination. The male cones are 3–5 mm long, and release pollen in late winter. It is moderately susceptible to cypress canker, caused by the fungus Seiridium cardinale, and can suffer extensive dieback where this disease is common. The species name sempervirens comes from the Latin for 'evergreen.