Cupressus dupreziana

Cupressaceae Cupressus dupreziana A. Camus

Etymology
Cupressus refers to the Latin name for cypress.
dupreziana refers to the French captain M. Duprez, who guided the collector to the type specimen.

Colloquial Name
Saharan cypress

Subordinate Taxa
There exist 2 subordinate taxa for Cupressus dupreziana:

Distribution

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TDWG Codes
2, 20, ALG, MOR, MOR-MO

Habitat
The natural habitats for Cupressus dupreziana are hot deserts. It is naturally found at an elevation of at least 2200 up to 2200 metres. Other conifers associated with Cupressus dupreziana are:

USDA Hardiness zone – 7
Cupressus dupreziana is hardy to USDA Zone 7 (Trees and Shrubs Online, 2025), meaning its frost tolerance lies somewhere in the range of -17.8C (0F) to -12.2C (10F).

Species Continuity
The population trend for Cupressus dupreziana is decreasing. There are ongoing threats for Cupressus dupreziana and they are listed as follows:

• 1 Habitat Loss & Degradation
  • 1.1 Agriculture & Forestry
  • 1.5 Direct Human Disturbance
• 2 Overexploitation & Resource Use
  • 2.2 Biological Resource Use
  • 2.1 Logging & Wood Harvesting
• 3 Climate Change & Natural Disasters
  • 3.1 Drought & Temperature Extremes

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

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

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