Cupressus funebris

Cupressaceae Cupressus funebris Endl.

Etymology
Cupressus refers to the Latin name for cypress.
funebris refers to ‘of the funeral’; indicating what this wood is traditionally used for in China.

Colloquial Name
Funereal cypress

Distribution

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TDWG Codes
3, 36, CHC, CHC-CQ, CHC-GZ, CHC-HU, CHC-SC, CHS, CHS-HN

Habitat
The natural habitats for Cupressus funebris are temperate forests. It is naturally found at an elevation of at least 2300 up to 2300 metres. There are no conifers associated with Cupressus funebris that are known of.

USDA Hardiness zone – 8
Cupressus funebris 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 funebris is unknown. There are no known threats for Cupressus funebris.

IUCN Category – DD
According to the IUCN Red List, Cupressus funebris has been assigned the status of DD(Data Defficient). This means that according to the Red List criteria, not enough data has been obtained about its abundance and/or distribution.

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

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

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