Cupressus lusitanica var. benthamii

Cupressaceae Cupressus lusitanica var. benthamii (Endl.) Carrière

Etymology
Cupressus refers to the Latin name for cypress.
lusitanica refers to ‘Lusitania’, the classical name for Portugal in Latin.
benthamii refers to G. Bentham, who first described this species.

Colloquial Name
Bentham’s cypress

Subordinate Taxa
There exist 2 subordinate taxa for Cupressus lusitanica:

Distribution

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TDWG Codes
7, 79, MXC, MXC-ME, MXC-PU, MXE, MXE-HI, MXG, MXG-VC, MXS, MXS-GR, MXT, MXT-CI

Habitat
The natural habitats for Cupressus lusitanica var. benthamii 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 var. benthamii are:

USDA Hardiness zone – 9
Cupressus lusitanica var. benthamii 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 var. benthamii is unknown. There are ongoing threats for Cupressus lusitanica var. benthamii and they are listed as follows:

• 2 Overexploitation & Resource Use
  • 2.1 Logging & Wood Harvesting

IUCN Category – NT
According to the IUCN Red List, Cupressus lusitanica var. benthamii has been assigned the status of NT(Near Threatened). This means that according to the Red List criteria, this species is not threatened, but is close to having this status.

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

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

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