Cupressus dupreziana var. dupreziana

Cupressaceae Cupressus dupreziana var. 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

Habitat
The natural habitats for Cupressus dupreziana var. dupreziana are hot deserts. It is naturally found at an elevation of at least 1800 up to 1800 metres. There are no conifers associated with Cupressus dupreziana var. dupreziana that are known of.

USDA Hardiness zone – 7
Cupressus dupreziana var. 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 var. dupreziana is decreasing. Currently, there exist about 233 mature specimen. There are ongoing threats for Cupressus dupreziana var. 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

IUCN Category – EN
According to the IUCN Red List, Cupressus dupreziana var. 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 var. dupreziana is further placed under Cupressoideae. Cupressus dupreziana var. dupreziana is also placed under Cupressaceae.

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