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Cupressus torulosa
Also called Bhutan Cypress
Cupressus torulosa, the Himalayan cypress or Bhutan cypress, is a species of conifer in the family Cupressaceae, a cypress tree native to the mountainous northern regions of the Indian subcontinent, in the western Himalayas.
Cupressus torulosa is a coniferous tree species found on limestone terrain in the western Himalaya at 300–2,800 m (1,000–9,200 ft). Information on its distribution further east is conflicting. It may occur in Vietnam. However, according to Conifers of Vietnam, only cultivated trees exist there.
Moroccan Cypress · South Tibetan Cypress · Hesperocyparis bakeri · Bhutan Cypress · Cheng Cypress · Yunnan Cypress · Saharan Cypress · Hesperocyparis forbesii · Chinese Weeping Cypress · Tsangpo cypress · Hesperocyparis glabra · Hesperocyparis goveniana
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Cupressus torulosa 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.
