Hesperocyparis revealiana is a rare Mexican species of conifer in the cypress family, is endemic to a small area of the State of Baja California in northwestern Mexico.[2][3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Gymnospermae |
| Division: | Pinophyta |
| Class: | Pinopsida |
| Order: | Cupressales |
| Family: | Cupressaceae |
| Genus: | Hesperocyparis |
| Species: | H. revealiana
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| Hesperocyparis revealiana (Silba) Silba 2009
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The type locality is the Rincón de Santa Catarina, in the Sierra de Juárez of the Peninsular Ranges System.[3] It was previously assumed to be an isolated population of Cuyamaca cypress.[4]
Description
editHesperocyparis revealiana is a tree up to 10 meters (33 feet) tall. It has red scaly bark.
Male cones are 3–4 mm long. Female cones are 15–20 mm long.[2][5]
References
edit- ^ "Hesperocyparis revealiana (Silba) Silba". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
- ^ a b Silba, John 1981. Phytologia 49(4): 393 diagnosis in Latin, description in English, as Cupressus arizonica var. revealiana
- ^ a b Conifers.org: Cupressus revealiana
- ^ Adams, Robert P., et al. "Taxonomy of Hesperocyparis montana, H. revealiana and H. stephensonii: Evidence from leaf essential oils analyses and DNA sequences." Phytologia 96.2 (2014): 71. http://www.phytologia.org/uploads/2/3/4/2/23422706/96271-83adams_bartel_et_al_revealiana_montana_terps_dna_3-30-14rev.pdf
- ^ J. Bisbee & D. Maerki. 2012. Cupressus revealiana (Silba) Bisbee comb. nov., validation as a new Cupressus species, with notes on the identification and distribution of other nearby cypress species. Bulletin of the Cupressus Conservation Project 1(1):3-15 includes many color photos plus comparisons with other species