Cupressaceae Cunninghamia konishii Hayata
Etymology
Cunninghamia refers to the English botanist A. Cunningham.
konishii refers to N. Konishi, who collected the type specimen.
Colloquial Name
Taiwan Cunninghamia
Distribution
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TDWG Codes
3, 36, CHS, CHS-FJ, 38, TAI, 4, 41, LAO, VIE
Habitat
The natural habitats for Cunninghamia konishii are subtropical/tropical moist montane forests, temperate forests. It is naturally found at an elevation of at least 2200 up to 2200 metres. Other conifers associated with Cunninghamia konishii are:
- Chamaecyparis formosensis
- Chamaecyparis obtusa var. formosana
- Calocedrus formosana
- Pinus taiwanensis
- Pseudotsuga sinensis
- Taiwania cryptomerioides
- Fokienia hodginsii
USDA Hardiness zone – 9
Cunninghamia konishii is hardy to USDA Zone 9 (Bannister & Neuner, 2001), meaning its frost tolerance lies somewhere in the range of -6.7C (20F) to -1.1C (30F).
Species Continuity
The population trend for Cunninghamia konishii is decreasing. There are ongoing threats for Cunninghamia konishii and they are listed as follows:
IUCN Category – EN
According to the IUCN Red List, Cunninghamia konishii 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 Cunninghamia konishii is Cunninghamia. The coordinate taxa for Cunninghamia konishii are therefore:
Cunninghamia konishii is further placed under Cunninghamioideae. Cunninghamia konishii is also placed under Cupressaceae.
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Cultivars
‘Coolwyn’s Compact’, ‘Coolwyn’s Dwarf’, ‘Little Leo’
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