Widdringtonia nodiflora

Cupressaceae Widdringtonia nodiflora (L.) Powrie

Etymology
Widdringtonia refers to S. E. Widdrington, who was Commander of the Royal Navy.
nodiflora refers to ‘nodal flowers’; yet it’s unclear what this indicates.

Colloquial Name
Mountain cypress

Distribution

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TDWG Codes
2, 26, MLW, MOZ, ZIM, 27, CPP, CPP-EC, CPP-WC, LES, NAT, OFS, TVL, TVL-GA, TVL-MP, TVL-NP

Habitat
The natural habitats for Widdringtonia nodiflora are mediterranean-type shrublands, subtropical/tropical dry shrublands, temperate shrublands. The natural elevation is unknown. There are no conifers associated with Widdringtonia nodiflora that are known of.

USDA Hardiness zone – 9
Widdringtonia nodiflora 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 Widdringtonia nodiflora is stable. There are no known threats for Widdringtonia nodiflora.

IUCN Category – LC
According to the IUCN Red List, Widdringtonia nodiflora 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 Widdringtonia nodiflora is Widdringtonia. The coordinate taxa for Widdringtonia nodiflora are therefore:

Widdringtonia nodiflora is further placed under Cupressoideae. Widdringtonia nodiflora is also placed under Cupressaceae.