Cupressus arizonica var. montana

Cupressaceae Cupressus arizonica var. montana (Wiggins) Little

Etymology
Cupressus refers to the Latin name for cypress.
arizonica refers to the US state of Arizona; indicating its habitat.
montana refers to ‘from the mountains’; indicating its habitat.

Colloquial Name
San Pedro Martir cypress

Subordinate Taxa
There exist 5 subordinate taxa for Cupressus arizonica:

Distribution

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TDWG Codes
7, 79, MXN, MXN-BC

Habitat
The natural habitats for Cupressus arizonica var. montana are temperate forests. It is naturally found at an elevation of at least 2500 up to 2500 metres. Other conifers associated with Cupressus arizonica var. montana are:

USDA Hardiness zone – 7
Cupressus arizonica var. montana is hardy to USDA Zone 7 (Bannister & Neuner, 2001), meaning its frost tolerance lies somewhere in the range of -17.8C (0F) to -12.2C (10F).

Species Continuity
The population trend for Cupressus arizonica var. montana is unknown. Currently, there exist about 250 mature specimen. There are ongoing threats for Cupressus arizonica var. montana and they are listed as follows:

• 1 Habitat Loss & Degradation
  • 1.1 Agriculture & Forestry
• 5 Natural System Modifications
  • 5.1 Fire & Fire Suppression

IUCN Category – CR
According to the IUCN Red List, Cupressus arizonica var. montana has been assigned the status of CR(Critically Endangered). This means that according to the Red List criteria, this species qualifies as Critically endangered and is on the brink of being extinct in the wild.

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

Cupressus arizonica var. montana is further placed under Cupressoideae. Cupressus arizonica var. montana is also placed under Cupressaceae.

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