Taxodium mucronatum
Taxodium mucronatum | |
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at El Sabinal, Aguascalientes, Mexico | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Gymnospermae |
Division: | Pinophyta |
Class: | Pinopsida |
Order: | Cupressales
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Family: | Cupressaceae |
Genus: | Taxodium |
Species: | T. mucronatum
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Binomial name | |
Taxodium mucronatum | |
Natural range | |
Synonyms[3] | |
Taxodium distichum var. mucronatum (Ten.) A.Henry |
Taxodium mucronatum, commonly known as Montezuma bald cypress,
Description
It is a large evergreen or semi-evergreen tree growing to 40 m (130 ft) tall and with a trunk of 1–3 m (3.3–9.8 ft) diameter (occasionally much more; see below). The leaves are spirally arranged but twisted at the base to lie in two horizontal ranks, 1–2 cm (0.39–0.79 in) long and 1–2 mm (0.039–0.079 in) broad. The cones are ovoid, 1.5–2.5 cm (0.59–0.98 in) long and 1–2 cm (0.39–0.79 in) broad. Unlike bald cypress and pond cypress, Montezuma cypress rarely produces cypress knees from the roots.[3] Trees from the Mexican highlands achieve a notable stoutness.
One specimen, the
Distribution and habitat
Montezuma cypress is primarily a
Taxodium mucronatum is native to much of Mexico as far south as the highlands of southern Mexico.[3] Two disjunct populations exist in the United States. One is in the Rio Grande Valley of southernmost Texas, while the other is in southern New Mexico, near Las Cruces.[9][10] Within Guatemala, the tree is restricted to Huehuetenango Department.[6]
Culture
The sabino became the
This plant is mentioned in the 2015 short story "Rivers" by John Keene, which reimagines the story of Mark Twain's Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.[17]
Uses
Montezuma cypresses have been used as
Ahuehuetes are frequently cultivated in Mexican
John Naka, a world-renowned bonsai master, donated his very first bonsai, a Montezuma cypress, to the National Bonsai and Penjing Museum of the United States. [citation needed]
A linear grove is located in the main courtyard of the Getty Center Art Museum, thriving since 1995.[21]
Hybrids
- Taxodium × ‘LaNana’ (T. distichum × T. mucronatum)[22]
- Taxodium 'Zhongshansa' (T. distichum × T. mucronatum)[23]
References
- . Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ "Taxodium huegelii C.Lawson — The Plant List". www.theplantlist.org. Retrieved 2020-09-20.
- ^ a b c d e "Taxodium mucronatum". The Gymnosperm Database. Retrieved 2009-10-12.
- ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Taxodium mucronatum". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 8 December 2015.
- ^ a b "Taxodium mucronatum". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2020-02-04.
- ^ a b Veblen, Thomas T. (1977). "Guatemalan Conifers". Unasylva. 29 (118). Food and Agriculture Organization. Retrieved 2009-10-14.
- ISBN 978-0-8061-3452-9.
- ^ Creech, David; Lijing Zhou; Yin Yunlong; Teobaldo Eguiluz-Piedra (November 2011). "Can Taxodium Be Improved?" (PDF). Arnoldia. 69 (2). Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University: 11–20.
- ^ Melendrez, Michael Martin. "Search for the Answer". PLANTanswers.com. Retrieved 2017-12-09.
- .
- ^ a b Debreczy, Zsolt; István Rácz (Winter 1997–1998). "El Arbol del Tule: The Ancient Giant of Oaxaca" (PDF). Arnoldia. 57 (4). Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University: 3–11.
- ^ "Taxodium mucronatum Montezuma Bald Cypress". Cal Poly Plant Conservatory. California Polytechnic State University. Archived from the original on 2010-06-18. Retrieved 2009-10-14.
- ^ Haskett, Robert (2007). "Primordial Titles" (PDF). Sources and Methods for the Study of Postconquest Mesoamerican Ethnohistory, Provisional Version. University of Oregon. Retrieved 2009-10-13.
- ^ "Did Hernán Cortés really cry at the Tree of Sorrows?". mexicanroutes.com. Retrieved 2023-10-23.
- ^ Geiger, John Lewis (1874). A Peep at Mexico: Narrative of a Journey Across the Republic from the Pacific to the Gulf in December 1873 and January 1874. Trübner and Co. p. 268.
- ^ ISBN 978-0-19-512891-8.
- ^ Keene, John (2015). Counternarritives. New York: New Directions. p. 235.
- ISBN 978-0-88402-327-2.
- ^ Sullivan, Janet (1994). "Taxodium mucronatum". Fire Effects Information System. United States Forest Service. Retrieved 2009-10-13.
- ^ "Taxodium mucronatum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
- ^ Smaus, Robert (1997-12-14). "A Gardener's Getty". Los Angeles Times.
- ^ Creech, David. "Taxodium X 406" (PDF). SFA Gardens. Retrieved 2017-12-10.
- ^ "Taxodium 'Zhongshansa' NANJING BEAUTY". Plant Finder. Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved 2017-12-10.
General references
- Eguiluz T. 1982. Clima y Distribución del género pinus en México. Distrito Federal. Mexico.
- Rzedowski J. 1983. Vegetación de México. Distrito Federal, Mexico.
- Martínez, Maximinio. 1978. Catálogo de nombres vulgares y científicos de plantas mexicanas.
External links
- "Taxodium mucronatum" (PDF). Digital Representations of Tree Species Range Maps from "Atlas of United States Trees" by Elbert L. Little Jr. (and other publications). United States Geological Survey.