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| status = LC
| 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.]]}}
*''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]]
[[Category:Cupressus|torulosa]]
[[Category:Flora of India]]
[[Category:Flora of Nepal]]
[[Category:National symbols of Bhutan]]
[[Category:Flora of Tibet]]
[[Category:Flora of Tibet]]
[[Category:Flora of Pakistan]]
[[Category:Flora of West Himalaya]]
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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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