Cupressus lusitanica var. benthamii

Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
PLANTAE	TRACHEOPHYTA	CONIFEROPSIDA	CONIFERALES	CUPRESSACEAE

Scientific Name:

Species Authority:

(Endl.) Carrière

Common Name/s:

English	–	Bentham's Cypress
Spanish	–	Cedro Blanco, Ciprés, Sabina

Synonym/s:

Cupressus benthamii Endl.

Hesperocyparis benthamii (Endl.) Bartel

Red List Category & Criteria:

Lower Risk/near threatened ver 2.3

Year Published:

1998

Annotations:

Needs updating

Assessor/s:

Conifer Specialist Group

Reviewer/s:

Contributor/s:

History:

1997

–

Rare (Walter and Gillett 1998)

Range Description:	Border regions of several Mexican states.
Countries:	Native: Mexico (Hidalgo, Puebla, Veracruz)
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Habitat and Ecology:	The species occurs in montane forest, in oak and mesophillous formations.
Systems:	Terrestrial

Citation:	Conifer Specialist Group 1998. Cupressus lusitanica var. benthamii. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 25 May 2013.
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