Cupressus duclouxiana

Cupressaceae Cupressus duclouxiana Hickel

Etymology
Cupressus refers to the Latin name for cypress.
duclouxiana refers to the French plant collector E. Ducloux.

Colloquial Name
Yunnan cypress

Distribution

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TDWG Codes
3, 36, CHC, CHC-SC, CHC-YN

Habitat
The natural habitats for Cupressus duclouxiana are subtropical/tropical moist montane forests, temperate forests. It is naturally found at an elevation of at least 3300 up to 3300 metres. Other conifers associated with Cupressus duclouxiana are:

USDA Hardiness zone – 8
Cupressus duclouxiana is hardy to USDA Zone 8 (Bannister & Neuner, 2001), meaning its frost tolerance lies somewhere in the range of -12.2C (10F) to -6.7C (20F).

Species Continuity
The population trend for Cupressus duclouxiana is decreasing. There are ongoing threats for Cupressus duclouxiana and they are listed as follows:

• 1 Habitat Loss & Degradation
  • 1.1 Agriculture & Forestry
  • 1.2 Urban & Infrastructure Development
• 2 Overexploitation & Resource Use
  • 2.1 Logging & Wood Harvesting

IUCN Category – DD
According to the IUCN Red List, Cupressus duclouxiana has been assigned the status of DD(Data Defficient). This means that according to the Red List criteria, not enough data has been obtained about its abundance and/or distribution.

Superordinate Taxa
The nearest superordinate taxon for Cupressus duclouxiana is Cupressus. The coordinate taxa for Cupressus duclouxiana are therefore:

Cupressus duclouxiana is further placed under Cupressoideae. Cupressus duclouxiana is also placed under Cupressaceae.

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