Accession Data:
Fitzroya cupressoides (Molina) I.M.Johnst.
- Common Name: Patagonian Cypress
- Family: Cupressaceae Bartling
- Country of Origin: Chile (Los Lagos) to SW. Argentina
- Habitat: Valdivian temperate rain forests
- Description: Fitzroya cupressoides is the largest tree species in South America, normally growing to 40-60 m, but occasionally more than 70 m in Argentina. It is the sole extant species in the genus.3 One especially large tree of this species in Alerce Costero National Park in Chile has been estimated to be more than 5000 years old, which, if true, would make it the oldest tree in the world.5
- USDA Zone: 8a-11
Accession Data:
- Accession # 201500081
- Source: University of Wisconsin via AERGC Plant Swap
- Provenance: UW2241
- Accession Date: 07-13-2015
- Bench: 2116 - MED:Mattoral B
- Currently: active - healthy
- Qty: 1 confirmed on 03-12-2025
- Restrictions:
- IUCN Red List: Endangered Species
- CITES Appendix I Listed Plant - Plants are not to leave Greenhouse!
- IUCN Red List: Endangered Species
Classification:
- Division: Pinophyta
- Class: Pinopsida
- SubClass: Pinidae
- Order: Cupressales
- SubOrder:
- Family: Cupressaceae
- SubFamily: Callitroideae
- Tribe:
- SubTribe:
References (internal):
- EEB Greenhouse Holdings native to: Argentina South / Chile South
References (external):
- The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Accessed 13 July 2015.
- WCSP (2015). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Accessed 13 July 2015.
- Fitzroya cupressoides at Wikipedia. Accessed 13 July 2015.
- Fitzroya cupressoides at IUCN Redlist. Last accessed on Thursday, December 15, 2016.
- Pappa, S. 2023. This Might be the World's Oldest Tree. Scientific American website, last accessed May 3, 2023.
data regenerated on Wed, 12 Mar 2025 14:15:08 -0400 [bcm v4.0]
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Subfamily Callitroideae
- Callitris columellaris
- Callitris rhomboidea
- Fitzroya cupressoides
- Widdringtonia cedarbergensis W/C
- Widdringtonia nodiflora
Subfamily Cunninghamhioideae
Subfamily Cupressoideae
Subfamily Sequoioideae
Subfamily Taxodioideae
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