Cupressaceae Cupressus goveniana Gordon
Etymology
Cupressus refers to the Latin name for cypress.
goveniana refers to a Secretary of the Horticultural Society of London named J. R. Gowen.
Colloquial Name
Gowen cypress
Subordinate Taxa
There exist 2 subordinate taxa for Cupressus goveniana:
Distribution
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Habitat
The natural habitats for Cupressus goveniana are mediterranean-type shrublands. It is naturally found at an elevation of at least 1 up to 1200 metres. Other conifers associated with Cupressus goveniana are:
USDA Hardiness zone – 8
Cupressus goveniana 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 goveniana is decreasing. There are ongoing threats for Cupressus goveniana and they are listed as follows:
IUCN Category – EN
According to the IUCN Red List, Cupressus goveniana has been assigned the status of EN(Endangered). This means that according to the Red List criteria, this species qualifies as Endangered and is very much at risk.
Superordinate Taxa
The nearest superordinate taxon for Cupressus goveniana is Cupressus. The coordinate taxa for Cupressus goveniana are therefore:
- Cupressus arizonica
- Cupressus bakeri
- Cupressus cashmeriana
- Cupressus chengiana
- Cupressus duclouxiana
- Cupressus dupreziana
- Cupressus funebris
- Cupressus guadalupensis
- Cupressus lusitanica
- Cupressus macnabiana
- Cupressus macrocarpa
- Cupressus sargentii
- Cupressus sempervirens
- Cupressus torulosa
Cupressus goveniana is further placed under Cupressoideae. Cupressus goveniana is also placed under Cupressaceae.
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Cultivars
‘Bregeonii’, ‘Compacta’, ‘Cornuta’, ‘Glauca’, ‘Pendula’
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