Fitzroya

Fitzroya
CITES Appendix I (CITES)[2]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Gymnospermae
Division: Pinophyta
Class: Pinopsida
Order: Cupressales
Family: Cupressaceae
Subfamily: Callitroideae
Genus: Fitzroya
Hook. f. ex Lindl.
Species:
F. cupressoides
Binomial name
Fitzroya cupressoides
Distribution of F. cupressoides in South-Central Chile (red)

Fitzroya is a monotypic genus in the cypress family. The single living species, Fitzroya cupressoides, is a tall, long-lived conifer native to the Andes mountains and coastal regions of southern Chile, and only to the Argentine Andes, where it is an important member of the Valdivian temperate forests. Common names include alerce ("larch" in Spanish), lahuén (Spanish, from the Mapuche name lahuén), and Patagonian cypress. The genus was named in honour of Robert FitzRoy.

  1. ^ Premoli, A.; Quiroga, P.; Souto, C.; Gardner, M. (2013). "Fitzroya cupressoides". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T30926A2798574. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T30926A2798574.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.