Biology:Cupressus revealiana

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Short description: Species of conifer

Cupressus revealiana
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Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Gymnospermae
Division: Pinophyta
Class: Pinopsida
Order: Cupressales
Family: Cupressaceae
Genus: Cupressus
Species:
C. revealiana
Binomial name
Cupressus revealiana
(Silba) Bisbee 2012
Synonyms[1]
  • Cupressus arizonica var. revealiana Silba 1981
  • Hesperocyparis revealiana (Silba) Silba 2009
  • Cupressus arizonica subsp. revealiana (Silba) Silba 2005

Cupressus revealiana is a rare Mexican species of conifer in the cypress family, is endemic to a small area of the State of Baja California in northwestern Mexico.[2][3]

The type locality is the Rincón de Santa Catarina, in the Sierra de Juárez of the Peninsular Ranges System.[3]

Description

Cupressus revealiana is a tree up to 10 meters (33 feet) tall. It has red scaly bark.

Male cones are 3–4 mm long. Female cones are 15–20 mm long.[2][4]

References

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q20732460 entry