Cupressus funebris (CYPMED)

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Les espèces de cyprès (CYPMED)

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1) Typique silhouette des arbres à rameaux retombants; 2-3-4) Fleurs femelles; 5) Fleurs mâles; 6) Cônes; 7) Ecorce.

répartition : Chine

Cupressus funebris Endlicher (1847)

Notes taxonomiques, synonymies

• Chamaecyparis funebris (Endl.) Franco
• Cupressus funebris var. gracilis Carriere.

Nom commun

Bai mu, Chineese weeping Cypress, Cyprès funèbre.

Port dans la zone d’origine

Arbre qui peut atteindre de grandes dimensions jusqu’à 20-35 m. Port pleureur et branches aplaties. Dimensions des microsporophylles : 2,5-5 x 1-1,5 mm.

Notes

Ne vient pas bien en sols alcalins. Ne tolère pas les froids hivernaux. Résistant au Seiridium cardinale.

Principaux composants de l’huile essentielle

α-pinène (28.54%), sabinène (18.62%), terpin-1-èn-4-ol (8.98%), γ-terpinène (6.84%), limonène (4.93%), myrcène (4.70%), α-terpinène (4.63%), terpinolène (3.35%), élémol (2.55%), 13-(16),14-labdien-8-ol.

Bibliographie sur les huiles essentielles

• 3 Etude chimiotaxinomique du genre Cupressus. Pierre-Leandri Christelle. 2000. Thèse de doctorat en chimie, 19/1/2000. Université de Nice Sophia-Antipolis.
• 9 HPLC quantification of flavonoids and biflavonoids in Cupressaceae leaves. Romani-A ; Galardi-C ; Pinelli-P ; Mulinacci-N ; Heimler-D. Chromatographia. 2002, 56: 7-8, 469-474.
  • The aim of this investigation was to obtain qualitative and quantitative profiles of the flavonoid and biflavonoid composition of six cypress species — Cupressus funebris, C. sempervirens, C. glabra [C. arizonica var. glabra], C. arizonica, C. goveniana, and C. lusitanica. HPLC-diode-array detection (DAD), HPLC-MS, and HPTLC were used to identify the individual compounds. A chromatographic method was optimized for identification and quantification of the main flavonoid glycosides and biflavonoids. The flavonoids identified and calibrated were: rutin [rutoside], quercetin glucoside, quercetin rhamnoside, and kaempferol 3-O-rhamnoside. The biflavonoids identified and calibrated were: cupressuflavone, amentoflavone, robustaflavone, hinokiflavone, methylrobustaflavone, methylamentoflavone, and dimethylcupressuflavone.
• 17 Foliage terpenoids of Chinese Cupressus species. Cool-LG ; Hu-ZiLing ; Zavarin-E ; Hu-ZL. Biochemical Systematics and Ecology. 1998, 26: 8, 899-913.
  • Foliage of trees from 5 Chinese Cupressus spp. (C. funebris, C. duclouxiana, C. chengiana, C. gigantea, C. torulosa var. cashmeriana [C. cashmeriana]) was analysed for volatile monoterpenoids, sesquiterpenoids and diterpenoids. Multivariate analysis of the terpenoid data indicated that C. gigantea is most distinct, but otherwise no obvious chemotaxonomic groupings were evident. Comparison of the Cupressus analytical data with that of specimens of five Chamaecyparis spp. indicated that Cupressus funebris should not be reclassified into Chamaecyparis.
• 24 A study on the chemical components of the essential oil from the leaf of Cupressus funebris Endl. Jiang-Yushi. Journal of Beijing Forestry University (China). 1989. 11(3) : 103-105.
• 25 Biflavones and the affinities of Cupressus funebris. Gadek-PA ; Quinn-CJ. Phytochemistry. 1987, 26: 9, 2551-2552.
  • The biflavonyl profile of C. funebris [Chamaecyparis funebris] leaves consisted of large amounts of amentoflavone and cupressuflavone, minor concentrations of hinokiflavone, 7"-monomethylhinokiflavone and a monomethylrobustaflavone, with traces of monomethylamentoflavone and cupressuflavone derivatives. This is consistent with the pattern reported for other Cupressus species and does not support the transfer of this species to Chamaecyparis, as has been proposed.
• 26 Huile essentielle de bois de cèdre (Cupressus funebris Endlicher). Elaborée par le Comité Technique ISO/TC 54: Huiles Essentielles. Organisation Internationale de Normalisation, Geneva (Switzerland). Geneva (Switzerland). ISO. 1991. 4 p. Norme Internationale ISO (ISO). no. 9843.
• 27 Phytochemical investigation of the leaves of Cupressus funebris. Parveen-M ; Taufeeq-HM ; Khan-NU ; Siddiqui-M ; Ratan-A. Fitoterapia. 1989, 60: 6, 554-555.
  • Cupressus funebris is used in traditional medicine for its anthelmintic and astringent properties. The newly described constituents are cupressuflavone (0.10%), sequoiaflavone (0.15%), di-O-methylrobustaflavone (0.05%) and isocryptomerin (1.5%). The biflavonoidic fraction of the leaves was active against Staphylococcus aureus (zone of inhibition 0.7 cm) and Pseudomonas aeruginosa (zone of inhibition 0.8 cm), but inactive against Escherichia coli and Salmonella enteritidis at 0.5 mg/ml concentration.
• 28 Progress in essential oils. Lawrence-BM. Perfumer and Flavorist. 1998, 23: 5, 55-68.
  • Advances in research on the following essential oils are reviewed: Helichrysum, lemon verbena (Aloysia triphylla), agarwood (Aquilaria spp.), and cedarwood (Juniperus ashei, J. virginiana and Cupressus funebris).
• 29 Woody notes in perfumery: cedarwood and cedarwood derivatives Part 1. Anonis-DP. Perfumer and Flavorist. 2001, 26: 3, 38-43.
  • Cedarwood oil is obtained from a number of plant species, including Cupressus funebris, Cedrus deodara, Cedrus atlantica, Juniperus mexicana and J. virginiana. The mode of production, yield, type and chemical composition of cedarwood oil are briefly discussed. Cedarwood derivatives and isolates, as well as compounds synthesized from the terpene isolongifolene, are briefly described. The uses of cedarwood and the application of cedarwood oil and its derivatives in fragrances, cosmetics, soaps and household perfume, are mentioned.
• 30 10-Hydroxypheophytins and a new norlabdane diterpene from the leaves of Cupressus funebris Endl. Kobayashi-M ; Ishida-K ; Terabayashi-S ; Mitsuhashi-H. Chemical and Pharmaceutical Bulletin. 1991, 39: 12, 3348-3349.