Cupressus torulosa

Himalayan cypress
Cupressus torulosa Manali-Leh Highway, Himachal Pradesh, India
Conservation status
Near Threatened (IUCN 2.3)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Division:	Pinophyta
Class:	Pinopsida
Order:	Pinales
Family:	Cupressaceae
Genus:	Cupressus
Species:	C. torulosa
Binomial name
Cupressus torulosa D.Don
Synonyms
Athrotaxis joucadan Carrière Cupressus austrotibetica Silba Cupressus corneyana Knight & Perry ex Carrière Cupressus doniana Hook.f. Cupressus flagelliformis Knight Cupressus karnaliensis Silba Cupressus majestica Knight Cupressus nepalensis Loudon Cupressus pakistanensis Silba Cupressus tongmaiensis Silba Cupressus tournefortii Ten. Cupressus whitleyana Carrière Sabina corneyana Antoine Thuja curviramea Miq.

Cupressus torulosa, known as the Himalayan cypress or Bhutan cypress, is a species of cypress in southern Asia. It is a large tree, up to 45 m (148 ft) high.

The Himalayan cypress is an evergreen conifer tree species is found on limestone terrain in the western Himalaya from 300–2,800 metres (980–9,190 ft). Information on its distribution further east is conflicting. It may occur in Sichuan, China and in Vietnam. However, according to "Conifers of Vietnam", only cultivated trees exist in Vietnam, and the "Flora of China" reports it from Tibet, but not from Sichuan.

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