Cupressus chengiana var. jiangensis

Cupressaceae Cupressus chengiana var. jiangensis (N.Zhao) Silba

Etymology
Cupressus refers to the Latin name for cypress.
chengiana refers to the Chinese botanist W. C. Cheng.
jiangensis refers to the Jiange County in China; indicating its habitat.

Colloquial Name
Min Jiang cypress

Subordinate Taxa
There exist 2 subordinate taxa for Cupressus chengiana:

Distribution

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TDWG Codes
3, 36, CHC, CHC-SC

Habitat
The natural habitats for Cupressus chengiana var. jiangensis are temperate forests. The natural elevation is unknown. There are no conifers associated with Cupressus chengiana var. jiangensis that are known of.

USDA Hardiness zone – 7
Cupressus chengiana var. jiangensis 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 var. jiangensis is unknown. Currently, there exist about 50 mature specimen. There are no known threats for Cupressus chengiana var. jiangensis.

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

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

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