Fitzroya cupressoides

Cupressaceae Fitzroya cupressoides (Molina) I. M. Johnst.

Etymology
Fitzroya refers to R. FitzRoy, the captain of the HMS Beagle of Charles Darwin’s voyage.
cupressoides refers to ‘like Cupressus’; indicating its similarity to Cupressus.

Colloquial Name
Patagonian cypress

Distribution

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TDWG Codes
8, 85, AGS, AGS-CB, AGS-NE, AGS-RN, CLS, CLS-LL

Habitat
The natural habitats for Fitzroya cupressoides are temperate forests, bogs/marshes/swamps/fens/peatlands . It is naturally found at an elevation of at least 1 up to 1500 metres. Other conifers associated with Fitzroya cupressoides are:

USDA Hardiness zone – 8
Fitzroya cupressoides 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 Fitzroya cupressoides is decreasing. There are ongoing threats for Fitzroya cupressoides and they are listed as follows:

• 1 Habitat Loss & Degradation
  • 1.1 Agriculture & Forestry
• 2 Overexploitation & Resource Use
  • 2.1 Logging & Wood Harvesting
• 5 Natural System Modifications
  • 5.1 Fire & Fire Suppression

IUCN Category – EN
According to the IUCN Red List, Fitzroya cupressoides 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 Fitzroya cupressoides is Fitzroya. Because Fitzroya contains only one species, this taxon is considered as monotypic.Fitzroya cupressoides is further placed under Cupressoideae. Fitzroya cupressoides is also placed under Cupressaceae.