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Cupressaceae FAMILY Data Deficient

Cupressus duclouxiana

Cupressus duclouxiana

Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Cupressus duclouxiana is an evergreen tree with a conical to pyramidal crown; it usually grows up to 30 metres tall, exceptionall to 45 metres. The straight trunk can be 100 - 160cm in diameter[ 2124 Title A Handbook of the World's Conifers Vol. 1 (Second revised edition) Publication Author Farjon A. Publisher Brill; Leiden, The Netherlands Year 2017 ISBN 978 90 04 32449 7 Description ]. The tree produces a highly valuable timber for local and regional use[ 2124 Title A Handbook of the World's Conifers Vol. 1 (Second revised edition) Publication Author Farjon A. Publisher Brill; Leiden, The Netherlands Year 2017 ISBN 978 90 04 32449 7 Description ]. With its fastigiate habit in cultivation, this species is also of high, horticultural merit[ 2124 Title A Handbook of the World's Conifers Vol. 1 (Second revised edition) Publication Author Farjon A. Publisher Brill; Leiden, The Netherlands Year 2017 ISBN 978 90 04 32449 7 Description ]. Cupressus duclouxiana is widely cultivated in China and the available information on wild populations is scant. The plant is classified as 'Data Deficient' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2013)[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate
Native RangeE. Asia - southern China (southeast Tibet, Sichuan, Yunnan)
HabitatMountain coniferous and mixed forests, growing in gravelly loamy sand or scree over limestone or metamorphic rocks; at elevations from 1,900 - 3,300 metres[ 2124 Title A Handbook of the World's Conifers Vol. 1 (Second revised edition) Publication Author Farjon A. Publisher Brill; Leiden, The Netherlands Year 2017 ISBN 978 90 04 32449 7 Description ].