Cupressus lusitanica Mill.

Mexican cypress

Species recognized by A Farjon, Conifer Database in 
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Missouri Botanical Garden external link
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Flora of Pakistan @ eFloras.org external link
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S. I. Ali & M. Qaiser
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Citation
Flora of Pakistan Vol. 184 in eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden. Accessed Nov 12, 2008.

Tree with brown peeling bark. The foliage is glaucous and branchlets pendulous, rough when rubbed upwards. Cones 10‑12 mm broad, globose.
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Source and Additional Information
Supplier
Missouri Botanical Garden external link
Copyright
eFloras.org Copyright © Missouri Botanical Garden. Some rights reserved external link
Source
Flora of Pakistan @ eFloras.org external link
Project
eFloras.org external link
Editor
S. I. Ali & M. Qaiser
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View original data object external link
Citation
Flora of Pakistan Vol. 184 in eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden. Accessed Nov 12, 2008.

Species not seen
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Description

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Missouri Botanical Garden external link
Copyright
eFloras.org Copyright © Missouri Botanical Garden. Some rights reserved external link
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Flora of China @ eFloras.org external link
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eFloras.org external link
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Wu Zhengyi, Peter H. Raven & Hong Deyuan
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Flora of China Vol. 4: 66 in eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden. Accessed Nov 12, 2008.

Trees to 30 m tall; trunk to 1 m d.b.h.; bark reddish brown, longitudinally fissured; branchlets not arranged in a plane, pendulous, thin, ultimate ones 4-angled, ca. 1 mm in diam. Leaves bluish green, glaucous, without a conspicuous abaxial gland, apex pointed. Seed cones brown, glaucous, globose, 1-1.5 cm in diam.; cone scales 6-8, each fertile scale with numerous seeds.
References
Michael Frankis. Editor. "Cupressus lusitanica Mill.". Encyclopedia of Life, available from "http://www.eol.org/pages/1061689". Accessed 22 Mar 2010.