Cupressus gigantea
| Cupressus gigantea | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Gymnospermae |
| Division: | Pinophyta |
| Class: | Pinopsida |
| Order: | Cupressales
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| Family: | Cupressaceae |
| Genus: | Cupressus |
| Species: | C. gigantea
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| Binomial name | |
| Cupressus gigantea L.K.Fu | |
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Cupressus gigantea, the Tibetan cypress, is a species of
genetically distinguished as separate species.[2]
Distribution
It is
Yarlung Tsangpo River.[3]
Cupressus gigantea is the biggest of all Cupressus species.
King cypress
The biggest known specimen is the famous King Cypress, about 50 meters high, 5.8 meters in diameter, 0.165-acre (670 m2) of crown-projection-area; and calculated age of 2,600 years.
References
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