Fitzroya cupressoides
Sign in to saveFitzroya is a monotypic genus in the cypress family. The single living species, Fitzroya cupressoides, is a tall, long-lived conifer native to the Andes mountains and coastal regions of southern Chile, and to the Argentine Andes, where it is an important member of the Valdivian temperate forests. Common names include lawal (in Mapudungun, Hispanicized as lahual), alerce (, "larch" in Spanish), and Patagonian cypress. The genus was named in honour of Robert FitzRoy.
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- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassPinopsida
- OrderPinales
- FamilyCupressaceae
Native toArgentina South, Chile South
General: Fitzroya cupressoides is rated as Endangered (EN) according
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Fitzroya is a monotypic genus in the cypress family. The single living species, Fitzroya cupressoides, is a tall, long-lived conifer native to the Andes mountains and coastal regions of southern Chile, and to the Argentine Andes, where it is an important member of the Valdivian temperate forests. Common names include lawal (in Mapudungun, Hispanicized as lahual), alerce (, "larch" in Spanish), and Patagonian cypress. The genus was named in honour of Robert FitzRoy.
The genus is ancient with it dating back to the Cretaceous of South America. Fossils are also known from the Paleogene of Tasmania, Australia (particularly from the now extinct Fitzroya tasmanensis).
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CupressaceaeDioecious plantsEndangered flora of South AmericaFlora listed on CITES Appendix IFlora of central ChileFlora of the AndesFlora of the Valdivian temperate forestsIUCN Red List endangered speciesMonotypic conifer generaSpecies that are or were threatened by logging for timberTaxonbars with 20–24 taxon IDsTaxonbars with automatically added basionyms