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Kashmir cypress
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Genus: Cupressus
Species: cashmeriana
Synonyms

Cupressus assamica
Cupressus darjeelingensis
Cupressus himalaica
Cupressus pseudohimalaica
Cupressus tortulosa

Cupressus cashmeriana (Bhutan cypress, Kashmir cypress, weeping cypress; Dzongkha language: Tsenden) is a species of cypress native to the eastern Himalaya in Bhutan and adjacent areas of Arunachal Pradesh in northeastern India. It is also introduced in China and Nepal. It grows at moderately high altitudes of 1,250–2,800 metres (4,100–9,190 ft).


Images for kids

  • Cupressus cashmeriana on Isola Madre

    The full specimen

  • Stabilising Cupressus cashmeriana on Isola Madre

    Steel rope used to stabilise the tree

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