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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 | | |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>{{ | | 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> | ||
| synonyms_ref = <ref name=WCSP/> | | synonyms_ref = <ref name=WCSP/> | ||
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*''Thuja curviramea'' {{Au|[[Friedrich Anton Wilhelm Miquel|Miq.]]}} | *''Thuja curviramea'' {{Au|[[Friedrich Anton Wilhelm Miquel|Miq.]]}} | ||
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'''''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]], | '''''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 {{ | ==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 | ''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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{{Taxonbar|from=Q1619002}} | {{Taxonbar|from=Q1619002}} | ||
[[Category:Cupressus|torulosa]] | [[Category:Cupressus|torulosa]] | ||
[[Category:Flora of | [[Category:Flora of Nepal]] | ||
[[Category:Flora of Tibet]] | [[Category:Flora of Tibet]] | ||
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| Species: | Template:Taxonomy/CupressusC. torulosa
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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]
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Cupressus torulosa". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Archived from the original on November 11, 2019.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Template:Gymnosperm Database
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Template:EFloras
- ↑ Luu, Nguyen Duc To; Philip Ian Thomas (2004). Conifers of Vietnam. ISBN 1-872291-64-3. Archived from the original on 2007-05-19.
