| Cupressus revealiana | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| 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 | |
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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
- ↑ The International Plant Names Index, Cupressus arizonica var. revealiana Silba
- 1 2 Silba, John 1981. Phytologia 49(4): 393 diagnosis in Latin, description in English, as Cupressus arizonica var. revealiana
- 1 2 Conifers.org: Cupressus revealiana
- ↑ J. Bisbee & D. Maerki. 2012. Cupressus revealiana (Silba) Bisbee comb. nov., validation as a new Cupressus species, with notes on the identification and distribution of other nearby cypress species. Bulletin of the Cupressus Conservation Project 1(1):3-15 includes many color photos plus comparisons with other species
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