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Chamaecyparis formosensis (Formosan Cypress; Taiwan Cypress)

Synonyms: Cupressus formosensis (homotypic); Retinispora formosensis (homotypic)
Language: Chi; Chinese; Ger; Hakka; Hrv, Srp; Rus

Wikipedia Abstract

Chamaecyparis formosensis (Formosan cypress, Taiwan cypress; Chinese: 紅檜/红桧 hong kuai) is a species of Chamaecyparis, endemic to Taiwan, where it grows in the central mountains at moderate to high altitudes of 1000–2900 m. It is threatened by habitat loss and over-cutting for its valuable timber.
View Wikipedia Record: Chamaecyparis formosensis

Endangered Species

Status: Endangered
View IUCN Record: Chamaecyparis formosensis

Attributes

Allergen Potential [1]  Medium-High
Leaf Type [2]  Evergreen
Structure [2]  Tree

Predators

Lepidosaphes yoshimotoi[3]

External References

Citations

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1Derived from Allergy-Free Gardening OPALS™, Thomas Leo Ogren (2000)
2Kattge, J. et al. (2011b) TRY - a global database of plant traits Global Change Biology 17:2905-2935
3Ben-Dov, Y., Miller, D.R. & Gibson, G.A.P. ScaleNet 4 November 2009
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0