- Widdringtonia cedarbergensis
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Widdringtonia cedarbergensis Conservation status Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae Division: Pinophyta Class: Pinopsida Order: Pinales Family: Cupressaceae Genus: Widdringtonia Species: W. cedarbergensis Binomial name Widdringtonia cedarbergensis
MarshWiddringtonia cedarbergensis (Clanwilliam Cedar or Clanwilliam Cypress) is a species of Widdringtonia native to South Africa, where it is endemic to the Cederberg Mountains northeast of Cape Town in Western Cape Province. It is threatened by habitat loss.[1][2][3]
It is a small evergreen tree growing to 5–7 m (rarely to 20 m) tall. The leaves are scale-like, 1.5 mm long and 1 mm broad on small shoots, up to 15 mm long on strong-growing shoots, and arranged in opposite decussate pairs. The cones are globose to rectangular, 2–3 cm long, with four scales.[1]
The tree is widely known as the "Clanwilliam Cedar" but botanists have recommended the name Clanwilliam Cypress to better reflect its botanical relationships.[4]
References
- ^ a b Farjon, A. (2005). Monograph of Cupressaceae and Sciadopitys. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. ISBN 1-84246-068-4
- ^ Hilton-Taylor, C. et al. 1998. Widdringtonia cedarbergensis. Downloaded on 10 July 2007.
- ^ Pauw, C. A. & Linder, H. P. 1997. Widdringtonia systematics, ecology and conservation status. Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 123: 297-319.
- ^ University of the Witwatersrand: Recommended English names for trees of Southern Africa
- "Widdringtonia cedarbergensis". Plantz Afrika. http://www.plantzafrica.com/plantwxyz/widcedar.htm. Retrieved 2010-03-04.
Categories:- IUCN Red List endangered species
- Widdringtonia
- Trees of South Africa
- Protected Trees of South Africa
- Endangered plants
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