Pilgerodendron uviferum
Also known as Cipres de las Guaitecas
Pilgerodendron is a genus of conifer belonging to the cypress family Cupressaceae. It has only one species, Pilgerodendron uviferum, which is endemic to the Valdivian temperate rain forests and Magellanic subpolar forests of southern Chile and southwestern Argentina. It grows from 40 to 54°20' S in Tierra del Fuego, where it is the southernmost conifer in the world. It is a member of subfamily Callitroideae, a group of distinct Southern Hemisphere genera associated with the Antarctic flora.
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- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassPinopsida
- OrderPinales
- FamilyCupressaceae
Native toArgentina South, Chile South
Observations recorded2,383
X, XI, XII
via GBIF · IUCN · Kew POWO
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Article · Svenska
Pilgerodendron uviferum är en cypressväxtart som först beskrevs av David Don, och fick sitt nu gällande namn av Carl Rudolf Florin. Pilgerodendron uviferum ingår i släktet Pilgerodendron och familjen cypressväxter. IUCN kategoriserar arten globalt som sårbar. Inga underarter finns listade i Catalogue of Life. Denna art växer i Eldslandet och är därmed världens sydligaste barrträd.
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CupressaceaeDioecious plantsFlora listed on CITES Appendix IFlora of the Valdivian temperate forestsGarden plants of South AmericaIUCN Red List vulnerable speciesMonotypic conifer generaOrnamental treesTaxonbars with automatically added basionymsTrees of mild maritime climateTrees of subpolar oceanic climateTrees of temperate climates