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Cupressus chengiana

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
PLANTAE TRACHEOPHYTA CONIFEROPSIDA CONIFERALES CUPRESSACEAE

Scientific Name: Cupressus chengiana
Species Authority: S.Y.Hu
Infra-specific Taxa Assessed:
Common Name/s:
English – Cheng Cypress

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria: Vulnerable A1c ver 2.3
Year Published: 2000
Annotations:
Needs updating
Assessor/s: Conifer Specialist Group
Reviewer/s:
Contributor/s:

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description: The typical variety is known from a few locations, whereas var. jiangeensis is known only froma single (monoecious) tree in Sichuan Province.
Countries:
Native:
China (Gansu, Sichuan)
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Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology: The species dominates the mid-elevation coniferous forest on the flanks of gorges and arid valleys.
Systems: Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s): Constant overcutting has eliminated the species in accessible sites and it is being replaced by thickets of other species.
Citation: Conifer Specialist Group 2000. Cupressus chengiana. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 26 May 2013.
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