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Bhutan cypress
Cupressus corneyana
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.
From the article Cupressus torulosa on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
It is a medium to extremely large coniferous tree with scale-like leaves typically growing up to 45 m (150 ft) in height, with a trunk up to 3.5 m diameter at breast height. (~11 ft 5)
Range & habitat
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.
Wikipedia: “Distribution”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 873455.