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Cupressus lusitanica var. benthamii

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
PLANTAE TRACHEOPHYTA CONIFEROPSIDA CONIFERALES CUPRESSACEAE

Scientific Name: Cupressus lusitanica var. benthamii
Species Authority: Mill.
Infra-specific Authority: (Endl.) Carrière

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria: Lower Risk/near threatened     ver 2.3
Year Published: 1998
Annotations:
Needs updating
Assessor/s: Conifer Specialist Group
History:
1997 Rare (Walter and Gillett 1998)

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description: Border regions of several Mexican states.
Countries:
Native:
Mexico (Hidalgo, Puebla, Veracruz)
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Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology: The species occurs in montane forest, in oak and mesophillous formations.
Systems: Terrestrial

Bibliography [top]

Farjon, A., Page, C.N. and Schellevis, N. 1993. A preliminary world list of threatened conifer taxa. Biodiversity and Conservation 2: 304-326.

McVaugh, R. 1992. Flora Novo-Galiciana. University of Michigan Herbarium, Ann Arbor, Michigan.

Oldfield, S., Lusty, C. and MacKinven, A. (compilers). 1998. The World List of Threatened Trees. World Conservation Press, Cambridge, UK.

Ramirez-Marcial, N. and González-Espinosa, M. 1997. Completed data collection forms of threatened tree species in Chiapas.

Citation: Conifer Specialist Group 1998. Cupressus lusitanica var. benthamii. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 25 May 2012.
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