Common name
English: Montezuma cypress
German: Mexikanische Sumpfzypresse
Mandarin: 墨西哥落羽杉 (mo xi ge luo yu shan)
Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2715)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2630)
Class: Pinopsida (36)
Order: Pinales (35)
Family: Cupressaceae (13)(family description)
Genus: Taxodium (2)
Epithet: mucronatum Tenore (1)
Synonyms: Cuprespinnata mexicana (Carrière) J.Nelson, Cupressepinnata mexicana (Carrière) J.Nelson, Taxodiomeria peizhongii Z.J.Ye et al., Taxodium distichum Kunth, Taxodium huegelii hort. ex P.Lawson & C.Lawson
distichum => means two-ranked, referring to the leaves being in two rows
mexicana => from or of Mexico
mucronatum => with a very short, hard, pointed tip
Characteristics
Climate: temperate, sub-tropical
Habitat: mesophytic
Habit: tree
Flower colour: green, yellow
External links
Check for Taxodium mucronatum at
World Flora Online, GBIF or IPNI- [150] Taxodium mucronatum - Gymnosperm Database