Cupressus chengiana

Cupressaceae Cupressus chengiana S. Y. Hu

Etymology
Cupressus refers to the Latin name for cypress.
chengiana refers to the Chinese botanist W. C. Cheng.

Colloquial Name
Cheng cypress

Subordinate Taxa
There exist 2 subordinate taxa for Cupressus chengiana:

Distribution

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TDWG Codes
3, 36, CHC, CHC-SC, CHN, CHN-GS

Habitat
The natural habitats for Cupressus chengiana are temperate forests. It is naturally found at an elevation of at least 2800 up to 2800 metres. There are no conifers associated with Cupressus chengiana that are known of.

USDA Hardiness zone – 7
Cupressus chengiana 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 chengiana is decreasing. There are ongoing threats for Cupressus chengiana and they are listed as follows:

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

IUCN Category – VU
According to the IUCN Red List, Cupressus chengiana 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 Cupressus chengiana is Cupressus. The coordinate taxa for Cupressus chengiana are therefore:

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

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