Cupressus lusitanica Mill.

Mexican cypress (en), Cyprès de portugal (fr), Cyprès du Portugal (fr)

Species

Gymnosperms > Cupressales > Cupressaceae > Cupressus

Characteristics

Trees to 30 m tall; trunk to 1 m d.b.h.; bark reddish brown, longitudinally fissured; branchlets not arranged in a plane, pendulous, thin, ultimate ones 4-angled, ca. 1 mm in diam. Leaves bluish green, glaucous, without a conspicuous abaxial gland, apex pointed. Seed cones brown, glaucous, globose, 1-1.5 cm in diam.; cone scales 6-8, each fertile scale with numerous seeds.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality monoecy
Pollination anemogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 4.0 - 8.0
Mature height (meter) 32.5
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) 7.6
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Often forms dense stands at elevations above 1,300 metres in Guatemala.
Light 6-9
Soil humidity 4-6
Soil texture 2-4
Soil acidity 2-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-11

Usage

Uses afforestation environmental use essential oil forestry fuel material medicinal ornamental shade timber wood
Edible -
Therapeutic use Diuretics (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings. Seeds needs stratification.
Mode cuttings seedlings
Germination duration (days) 30 - 90
Germination temperacture (C°) 11 - 13
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment stratification
Minimum temperature (C°) -7
Optimum temperature (C°) 16 - 32
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

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Distribution

Cupressus lusitanica world distribution map, present in Brazil, China, and Pakistan

Conservation status

Cupressus lusitanica threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:30080457-2
WFO ID wfo-0000630722
COL ID 6BRGS
BDTFX ID 20272
INPN ID 93584
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Cupressus lusitanica Cupressus pendula l'hér. Cupressus mexicana Cupressus benthamii var. lindleyi Cupressus lusitanica var. lindleyi Cupressus lusitanica var. skinneri Cupressus lusitanica var. uhdeana Cupressus lusitanica var. glauca Cupressus glauca var. tristis Cupressus lusitanica var. tristis Cupressus lusitanica subsp. mexicana Cupressus lusitanica var. lusitanica