Cupressus cashmeriana

Cupressaceae Cupressus cashmeriana Royle ex Carrière

Etymology
Cupressus refers to the Latin name for cypress.
cashmeriana refers to ‘from Kashmir’, however this is a faulty name as C. cashmeriana is found in Bhutan.

Colloquial Name
Bhutan cypress, Weeping cypress

Distribution

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TDWG Codes
4, 40, EHM, EHM-AP, EHM-BH

Habitat
The natural habitats for Cupressus cashmeriana are subtropical/tropical moist montane forests. It is naturally found at an elevation of at least 2700 up to 2700 metres. Other conifers associated with Cupressus cashmeriana are:

USDA Hardiness zone – 8
Cupressus cashmeriana 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 cashmeriana is unknown. There are ongoing threats for Cupressus cashmeriana and they are listed as follows:

• 2 Overexploitation & Resource Use
  • 2.1 Logging & Wood Harvesting

IUCN Category – NT
According to the IUCN Red List, Cupressus cashmeriana has been assigned the status of NT(Near Threatened). This means that according to the Red List criteria, this species is not threatened, but is close to having this status.

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

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

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Cultivars
‘Variegated’