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Cupressus cashmeriana

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
PLANTAE TRACHEOPHYTA CONIFEROPSIDA CONIFERALES CUPRESSACEAE

Scientific Name: Cupressus cashmeriana
Species Authority: Royle ex Carrière
Common Name/s:
English – Bhutan Cypress, Weeping Cypress
Synonym/s:
Cupressus tortulosa Griff.

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria: Vulnerable B1+2c ver 2.3
Year Published: 1998
Annotations:
Needs updating
Assessor/s: Conifer Specialist Group
Reviewer/s:
Contributor/s:
History:
1997 – Vulnerable (Walter and Gillett 1998)

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description: The natural distribution of the species is probably confined to west central Bhutan and Arunachal Pradesh but it is obscured by the widespread cultivation of the plant.
Countries:
Native:
Bhutan
Introduced:
China (Tibet [or Xizang])
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Population [top]

Population: Populations do not appear to be large.

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Systems: Terrestrial
Citation: Conifer Specialist Group 1998. Cupressus cashmeriana. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 22 May 2013.
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