Order Pinales Higher classification Cupressus | Division Pinophyta Scientific name Cupressus gigantea Rank Species | |
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Similar Cypress, Cupressus chengiana, Cupressus, Cupressus duclouxiana, Cupressus goveniana | ||
Cupressus gigantea, the Tibetan cypress, is a species of conifer in the Cupressaceae family in Asia.
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Distribution
It is endemic and found only in Southeast Tibet - China. Populations are concentrated along the Yarlung Tsangpo River. Cupressus gigantea is the biggest of all Cupressus species.
King Cypress
The biggest known specimen is famous King Cypress, about 50 meters high, 5.8 meters in diameter, 0.165-acre (670 m2) of crown-projection-area; and calculated age of 2,600 years.
References
Cupressus gigantea Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA