Cypress
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[[image:PICT2324.JPG|thumb|280px|[[Monterey Cypress]]es (''Cupressus macrocarpa'') planted in Melbourne, Australia]]
[[Image:Lone Cypress Sunset.JPG|thumb|The Lone Cypress on [[17-Mile Drive]]. This is one of the most famous cypress trees.]]
'''Cypress''' is the name applied to many [[plant]]s in the [[Pinophyta|conifer]] family [[Cupressaceae]] (cypress family). Most plants which bear the common name ''cypress'' are in the genera ''[[Cupressus]]'' and ''[[Chamaecyparis]]'', but several other genera in the family also carry the name, including:
* [[Cupressaceae]]
** [[Cupressus|Cypress]] (''Cupressus'' species)
** [[Chamaecyparis|Cypress]] (''Chamaecyparis'' species)
** [[Callitropsis|Cypress]] (''Callitropsis'' species)
** [[Widdringtonia|African Cypress]] (''Widdringtonia'' species)
** [[Taxodium|Bald Cypress]] (''Taxodium'' species)
** [[Glyptostrobus|Chinese Swamp Cypress]] (''Glyptostrobus pensilis'')
** [[Austrocedrus|Cordilleran Cypress]] (''Austrocedrus chilensis'')
** [[Fokienia|Fujian Cypress]] (''Fokienia hodginsii'')
** [[Pilgerodendron|Guaitecas Cypress]] (''Pilgerodendron uviferum'')
** [[Fitzroya|Patagonian Cypress]] (''Fitzroya cupressoides'')
** [[Microbiota|Siberian Cypress]] (''Microbiota decussata'')
** [[Actinostrobus|Cypress-pines]] (''Actinostrobus'' species)
** [[Callitris|Cypress-pines]] (''Callitris'' species)
The word ''Cypress'' is also used as a descriptor for the [[flowering plant|angiosperm]] vine in the [[bindweed]] family [[Convolvulaceae]], known as the [[Cypress vine]] (''Ipomoea quamoclit'').
==Iran's Ancient Cypresses==
{{see|Oldest tree}}
{{Merge|Cupressus sempervirens|date=July 2007}}
Cypress was the first choice for Iranian Gardens (PARDIS). In all of the famous [[Persian Gardens]], such as [[Fin Garden]], Mahaan, Dowlat-Abad, and others, this tree plays a central role in their design. The [http://mohbahrami.googlepages.com/SarveAbarKooh.wmv most ancient living Cypress] is located in [[Abarkooh]], near [[Shiraz]]. Its age is estimated to be approximately 4000 years.
==Mythology==
In [[Greek mythology]], the cypress is associated with the god of the underworld, [[Hades]].
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