Cupressus torulosa var. gigantea

Cupressaceae Cupressus torulosa var. gigantea (W.C.Cheng & L.K.Fu) Farjon

Etymology
Cupressus refers to the Latin name for cypress.
torulosa refers to ‘torulosus’, meaning ‘cylindrical with bulges or contractions at intervals’; possibly referring to the structure of its ultimate branchlets.
gigantea refers to ‘giant’; indicating its potentially relatively large size compared to other Cupressus species.

Colloquial Name
Tibetan cypress, Tsangpo River cypress

Subordinate Taxa
There exist 2 subordinate taxa for Cupressus torulosa:

Distribution

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TDWG Codes
3, 36, CHC, CHC-YN, CHT

Habitat
The natural habitats for Cupressus torulosa var. gigantea are temperate forests. It is naturally found at an elevation of at least 3400 up to 3400 metres. There are no conifers associated with Cupressus torulosa var. gigantea that are known of.

USDA Hardiness zone – 8
Cupressus torulosa var. gigantea 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 torulosa var. gigantea is stable. Currently, there exist about 5000 mature specimen. There are ongoing threats for Cupressus torulosa var. gigantea and they are listed as follows:

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

IUCN Category – VU
According to the IUCN Red List, Cupressus torulosa var. gigantea has been assigned the status of VU(Vulnerable). This means that according to the Red List criteria, this species qualifies as Vulnerable and is of risk.

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

Cupressus torulosa var. gigantea is further placed under Cupressoideae. Cupressus torulosa var. gigantea is also placed under Cupressaceae.

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