Cupressus lusitanica

Cupressaceae Cupressus lusitanica Mill.

Etymology
Cupressus refers to the Latin name for cypress.
lusitanica refers to ‘Lusitania’, the classical name for Portugal in Latin.

Colloquial Name
Mexican cypress

Subordinate Taxa
There exist 2 subordinate taxa for Cupressus lusitanica:

Distribution

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TDWG Codes
7, 79, MXC, MXC-DF, MXC-ME, MXC-PU, MXE, MXE-AG, MXE-CO, MXE-CU, MXE-DU, MXE-HI, MXE-QU, MXE-SL, MXG, MXG-VC, MXN, MXN-SI, MXS, MXT, MXT-CI, 8, 80, BLZ, ELS, GUA, HON, NIC

Habitat
The natural habitats for Cupressus lusitanica are subtropical/tropical moist montane forests. It is naturally found at an elevation of at least 4000 up to 4000 metres. Other conifers associated with Cupressus lusitanica are:

USDA Hardiness zone – 9
Cupressus lusitanica is hardy to USDA Zone 9 (Bannister & Neuner, 2001), meaning its frost tolerance lies somewhere in the range of -6.7C (20F) to -1.1C (30F).

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

• 1 Habitat Loss & Degradation
  • 1.1 Agriculture & Forestry
  • 1.2 Urban & Infrastructure Development
• 2 Overexploitation & Resource Use
  • 2.1 Logging & Wood Harvesting

IUCN Category – LC
According to the IUCN Red List, Cupressus lusitanica has been assigned the status of LC(Least Concern). This means that according to the Red List criteria, this species is not qualified as threatened.

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

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

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Cultivars
‘Adelaide Gold’, ‘Argentea’, ‘Blue Swirl’, ‘Brice’s Weeping’, ‘Chamaecyparissoides’, ‘Coerulea’, ‘Fastigiata’, ‘Glauca’, ‘Glauca Pendula’, ‘Knightiana’, ‘Mangamahoe’, ‘Mossvale’, ‘Nana’, ‘Pendula’, ‘Pygmy’, ‘Variegata’