- Cupressus gigantea
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Cupressus gigantea Conservation status Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae Division: Pinophyta Class: Pinopsida Order: Pinales Family: Cupressaceae Genus: Cupressus Species: C. gigantea Binomial name Cupressus gigantea
W.C.Cheng & L.K.FuSynonyms - Cupressus torulosa var. gigantea (W.C.Cheng & L.K.Fu) Farjon
Cupressus gigantea, the Tibetan cypress, is a species of conifer in the Cupressaceae family in Asia.
Distribution
It is endemic and found only in Tibet - China.
King Cypress
The biggest known specimen is famous King Cypress, about 50 meters high, 5.8 meters in diameter, 0.165-acre (670 m2) of crown-projection-area; and calculated age of 2,600 years.
Source
- Conifer Specialist Group 1998. Cupressus gigantea. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 10 July 2007.
Categories:- IUCN Red List vulnerable species
- Cupressus
- Flora of Tibet
- Trees of China
- Flora of the Himalayas
- Plants described in 1975
- Endemic flora of China
- Vulnerable plants
- Conifer stubs
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