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| status_system = IUCN3.1
| status_system = IUCN3.1
|status_ref = <ref name="iucn status 19 November 2021">{{cite iucn |author=Qin, H.-n. |author2=Christian, T. |author3=Zhang, D |date=2013 |title=''Cupressus torulosa'' |volume=2013 |page=e.T191576A1989653 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T191576A1989653.en |access-date=19 November 2021}}</ref>
|status_ref = <ref name="iucn status 19 November 2021">{{cite iucn |author=Qin, H.-n. |author2=Christian, T. |author3=Zhang, D |date=2013 |title=''Cupressus torulosa'' |volume=2013 |article-number=e.T191576A1989653 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T191576A1989653.en |access-date=19 November 2021}}</ref>
| genus = Cupressus
| genus = Cupressus
| species = torulosa
| species = torulosa
| authority = [[David Don|D.Don]] ex [[Aylmer Bourke Lambert|Lamb.]]<ref name=WCSP>{{WCSP | 383261 | accessdate = 16 August 2017}}</ref>
| authority = [[David Don|D.Don]] ex [[Aylmer Bourke Lambert|Lamb.]]<ref name=WCSP>{{cite web |url=http://wcsp.science.kew.org/namedetail.do?name_id=383261 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191111160321/https://wcsp.science.kew.org/namedetail.do?name_id=383261 |url-status=dead |archive-date=November 11, 2019 |title=''Cupressus torulosa'' |work=[[World Checklist of Selected Plant Families]] (WCSP) |publisher=[[Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew]] }}</ref>
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*''Thuja curviramea'' {{Au|[[Friedrich Anton Wilhelm Miquel|Miq.]]}}
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[[File:2021-11-09T15 28 31+01 00a.jpg|thumb|In [[Botanical Garden of Valencia]], Spain]]
'''''Cupressus torulosa''''', commonly known as the '''Himalayan cypress''' or '''Bhutan cypress''',  is a [[species]] of [[Cupressus|cypress]] tree native to the mountainous northern regions of the [[Indian subcontinent]], primarily the [[Himalayas]].<ref name=conifers.org>{{Gymnosperm Database |family=Cupressaceae |genus=Cupressus |species=torulosa |access-date=16 March 2013}}</ref>
'''''Cupressus torulosa''''', commonly known as the '''Himalayan cypress''' or '''Bhutan cypress''',  is a [[species]] of [[Cupressus|cypress]] tree native to the mountainous northern regions of the [[Indian subcontinent]], in the western [[Himalayas]].<ref name=conifers.org>{{Gymnosperm Database |family=Cupressaceae |genus=Cupressus |species=torulosa |access-date=16 March 2013}}</ref>


It is a large tree, growing up to {{convert|45|m|-1|abbr=on}} in height.<ref name=FoC>{{eFloras|2|200005422|Cupressus torulosa |first1=Liguo |last1=Fu |first2=Yong-fu |last2=Yu |first3=Robert P. |last3=Adams |first4=Aljos |last4=Farjon |volume=4 |access-date=16 March 2013}}</ref>
==Description==
It is a medium to extremely large tree, typically growing up to {{cvt|45|m|-1}} in height.<ref name=FoC>{{eFloras|2|200005422|Cupressus torulosa |first1=Liguo |last1=Fu |first2=Yong-fu |last2=Yu |first3=Robert P. |last3=Adams |first4=Aljos |last4=Farjon |volume=4 |access-date=16 March 2013}}</ref>


==Distribution==
==Distribution==
''Cupressus torulosa'' is an [[evergreen]] [[conifer]] tree species found on [[limestone]] terrain in the western [[Himalaya]] at {{convert|300|-|2800|m|ft}}.<ref name=conifers.org/><ref name=FoC/> Information on its distribution further east is conflicting. It may occur in [[Vietnam]].<ref name=conifers.org/> However, according to ''Conifers of Vietnam'', only cultivated forms exist in Vietnam,<ref name=vietnam>{{Cite book| isbn = 1-872291-64-3| last = Luu| first = Nguyen Duc To| author2 = Philip Ian Thomas| title = Conifers of Vietnam| date = 2004| url = http://www.ceh.ac.uk/sections/bm/conifer_manual.html| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070519165835/http://www.ceh.ac.uk/sections/bm/conifer_manual.html| archive-date = 2007-05-19}}</ref> and the ''Flora of China'' reports it from [[Tibet]].<ref name=FoC/>
''Cupressus torulosa'' is an evergreen [[conifer]] tree species found on [[limestone]] terrain in the western Himalaya at {{cvt|300|-|2800|m|ft|-2}}.<ref name=conifers.org/><ref name=FoC/> Information on its distribution further east is conflicting. It may occur in [[Vietnam]].<ref name=conifers.org/> However, according to ''Conifers of Vietnam'', only cultivated forms exist there.<ref name=vietnam>{{Cite book| isbn = 1-872291-64-3| last = Luu| first = Nguyen Duc To| author2 = Philip Ian Thomas| title = Conifers of Vietnam| date = 2004| url = http://www.ceh.ac.uk/sections/bm/conifer_manual.html| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070519165835/http://www.ceh.ac.uk/sections/bm/conifer_manual.html| archive-date = 2007-05-19}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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[[Category:Cupressus|torulosa]]
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[[Category:Flora of Nepal]]
[[Category:National symbols of Bhutan]]
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[[Category:Flora of Pakistan]]
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Himalayan cypress
By Manali-Leh Highway, Himachal Pradesh, India
Scientific classification edit
: [[Template:Taxonomy/Cupressus]]
Species:
Binomial name
Template:Taxonomy/CupressusCupressus torulosa
Synonyms[2]
In Botanical Garden of Valencia, Spain

Cupressus torulosa, commonly known as the Himalayan cypress or Bhutan cypress, is a species of cypress tree native to the mountainous northern regions of the Indian subcontinent, in the western Himalayas.[3]

Description[edit | edit source]

It is a medium to extremely large tree, typically growing up to 45 m (150 ft) in height.[4]

Distribution[edit | edit source]

Cupressus torulosa is an evergreen conifer tree species found on limestone terrain in the western Himalaya at 300–2,800 m (1,000–9,200 ft).[3][4] Information on its distribution further east is conflicting. It may occur in Vietnam.[3] However, according to Conifers of Vietnam, only cultivated forms exist there.[5]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ Qin, H.-n.; Christian, T.; Zhang, D (2013). "Cupressus torulosa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013 e.T191576A1989653. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T191576A1989653.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Cupressus torulosa". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Archived from the original on November 11, 2019.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Template:Gymnosperm Database
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Template:EFloras
  5. ↑ Luu, Nguyen Duc To; Philip Ian Thomas (2004). Conifers of Vietnam. ISBN 1-872291-64-3. Archived from the original on 2007-05-19.

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