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South Tibetan Cypress

Cupressus austrotibetica

Also called Himalayan Cypress

South Tibetan Cypress
Photo: Original: Zhangzhugang; this edit: MPF, GFDL
Family
Cupressaceae (Cypress family)
Grows as
Tree
Native range
S. & SSE. Tibet
Climate
temperate

About

Cupressus austrotibetica is a species of conifer in the family Cupressaceae. It is a cypress tree native to the deep valleys of the Yarlung Tsangpo Grand Canyon area in the south of Tibet. The species name translates as 'south Tibetan cypress'.

Where it grows

Cupressus austrotibetica is native to the Yarlung Tsangpo Grand Canyon system, particularly its tributary the Parlung Tsangpo, at 1980-2800 m altitude.

Other Cupressus plants

Moroccan Cypress · Hesperocyparis bakeri · Bhutan Cypress · Cheng Cypress · Yunnan Cypress · Saharan Cypress · Hesperocyparis forbesii · Chinese Weeping Cypress · Tsangpo cypress · Hesperocyparis glabra · Hesperocyparis goveniana · Hesperocyparis guadalupensis

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Cupressus austrotibetica by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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