Common Names
San Pedro Martír cypress.Taxonomic notes
Syn: Cupressus montana Wiggins (1).Description
"[T]ree with bark gray to dark-brown and furrowed when old; leaves like those of the type, only with more conspicuous glands; cones open when mature" (1).Range
Mexico: Baja California Norte: the Sierra San Pedro Martír.Big Tree
Oldest
Dendrochronology
Ethnobotany
Observations
Is fairly common at exposed sites along the E-facing summit escarpment of the the highest peaks of the Sierra San Pedro Martír, notably on the upper slopes of the Picacho del Diablo. Some occurrences are within dayhiking distance of the road's end, though a trip up Picacho requires several days. See Abies lowiana for further description of the area and how to get there.Remarks
Citations
(1) Vidakovic 1991.[Cupressus] [Cupressaceae] [home]
This page is from the Gymnosperm Database
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Edited by Christopher J. Earle
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Last modified on 21-Dec-98