Neocallitropsis pancheri

Cupressaceae Neocallitropsis pancheri (Carrière) de Laub.

Etymology
Neocallitropsis refers to ‘new Callitris-like’; indicating its close relationship with Callitris.
pancheri refers to the French botanist J. A. I. Pancher.

Colloquial Name
Chandelier cypress

Distribution

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TDWG Codes
6, 60, NWC

Habitat
The natural habitats for Neocallitropsis pancheri are subtropical/tropical moist shrublands. It is naturally found at an elevation of at least 1 up to 1100 metres. There are no conifers associated with Neocallitropsis pancheri that are known of.

USDA Hardiness zone – 10
Neocallitropsis pancheri is hardy to USDA Zone 10 (Bannister & Neuner, 2001), meaning its frost tolerance lies somewhere in the range of -1.1C (30F) to 4.4C (40F).

Species Continuity
The population trend for Neocallitropsis pancheri is decreasing. Currently, there exist about 2500-10000 mature specimen. There are ongoing threats for Neocallitropsis pancheri and they are listed as follows:

• 2 Overexploitation & Resource Use
  • 2.1 Logging & Wood Harvesting
  • 2.3 Mining & Quarrying
• 5 Natural System Modifications
  • 5.2 Water Management & Dams
  • 5.1 Fire & Fire Suppression

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