Widdringtonia schwarzii

Cupressaceae Widdringtonia schwarzii (Marloth) Mast.

Etymology
Widdringtonia refers to S. E. Widdrington, who was Commander of the Royal Navy.
schwarzii refers to E. Schwarz, who informed R. Marloth about this species.

Colloquial Name
Willowmore cypress

Distribution

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TDWG Codes
2, 27, CPP, CPP-EC

Habitat
The natural habitats for Widdringtonia schwarzii are rocky areas, mediterranean-type shrublands. The natural elevation is unknown. There are no conifers associated with Widdringtonia schwarzii that are known of.

USDA Hardiness zone – 10
Widdringtonia schwarzii is hardy to USDA Zone 10 (Bannister & Neuner, 2001), meaning its frost tolerance lies somewhere in the range of -1.1C (30F) to 4.4C (40F).

Species Continuity
The population trend for Widdringtonia schwarzii is unknown. There are ongoing threats for Widdringtonia schwarzii and they are listed as follows:

• 3 Climate Change & Natural Disasters
  • 3.2 Storms / Flooding & Other Events
• 5 Natural System Modifications
  • 5.1 Fire & Fire Suppression

IUCN Category – VU
According to the IUCN Red List, Widdringtonia schwarzii has been assigned the status of VU(Vulnerable). This means that according to the Red List criteria, this species qualifies as Vulnerable and is of risk.

Superordinate Taxa
The nearest superordinate taxon for Widdringtonia schwarzii is Widdringtonia. The coordinate taxa for Widdringtonia schwarzii are therefore:

Widdringtonia schwarzii is further placed under Cupressoideae. Widdringtonia schwarzii is also placed under Cupressaceae.