Cupressus guadalupensis

Guadalupe cypress ( Cupressus guadalupensis )

The Guadalupe cypress ( Cupressus guadalupensis ) is a species of the genus the cypresses (Cupressus ) in the subfamily Cupressoideae within the family of the cypress family ( Cupressaceae ).

Description

The Guadalupe cypress is an evergreen tree with kegelörmiger to ovate - conical crown with plant height up to 10 to 20 m. The scale-like leaves are dark green to gray- green, 2-5 mm long and arranged to rounded, not flattened branches.

The Guadalupe cypress is monoecious getrenntgeschlechtig ( monoecious ). The flowering period extends from February to March. Male pins are 3 to 5 mm long. The female cones are spherical to oval, 25-35 mm long with six to ten - pin scales. They are first green and mature after 20 to 24 months after pollination brown to gray- brown from. The cones remain closed for many years, until the tree is killed by a bush fire ( Pyrophyten ). Then the seedlings found on the bare earth good growing conditions.

Occurrence

The Guadalupe cypress grows on the Mexican island of Guadalupe, which is part of Baja California, at altitudes from 1000 to 1280 meters.

Swell

• Christopher J. Earle: Cupressus guadalupensis. In: The Gymnosperm Database. May 22, 2011, accessed on 27 October 2011 ( English).