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Cupressus torulosa (Himalayan Cypress)

Synonyms: Cupressus torulosa var. corneyana; Juniperus gracilis
Language: Chinese; Fre; Ger; Hrv, Srp; Hun; Ita; Nep

Wikipedia Abstract

Cupressus torulosa, known as the Himalayan cypress or Bhutan cypress, is a species of cypress in southern Asia. It is a large tree, up to 45 m (148 ft) high.
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Infraspecies

Cupressus torulosa var. gigantea (Tsangpo cypress) (Vulnerable)
Cupressus torulosa var. torulosa

Attributes

Flower Type [1]  Monoecious
Leaf Type [1]  Evergreen
Pollinators [1]  Wind
Scent [1]  The crushed foliage smells of lawn mowings.
Specific Gravity [2]  0.44
Structure [1]  Tree
Usage [1]  The plant is burnt as an incense; The leaves are used; Wood - moderately hard, very durable. Used for general construction;
Height [1]  131 feet (40 m)
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Predators

External References

USDA Plant Profile

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Plants For A Future licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License
♦ 2Chave J, Coomes D, Jansen S, Lewis SL, Swenson NG, Zanne AE (2009) Towards a worldwide wood economics spectrum. Ecology Letters 12: 351-366. Zanne AE, Lopez-Gonzalez G, Coomes DA, Ilic J, Jansen S, Lewis SL, Miller RB, Swenson NG, Wiemann MC, Chave J (2009) Data from: Towards a worldwide wood economics spectrum. Dryad Digital Repository.
♦ 3New Zealand Institute for Plant & Food Research Plant-SyNZ™ database
♦ 4Biological Records Centre Database of Insects and their Food Plants
♦ 5Ben-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