Alerce  (Fitzroya cupressoides)

Authentication

Authenticated (20/3/03) by Dr Aljos Farjon, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
http://www.rbgkew.org.uk

Glossary

  • Whorl: in animals, the spiral or convolutions in the shell of a snail. In plants, a set of leaves, flowers, or branches that spring from a stem at the same point and encircle it.

References

  1. IUCN Red List (November 2004) www.redlist.org
  2. Farjon, A. (in press) Alerce (Fitzroya cupressoides), a monograph.
  3. Farjon, A. & Page, C. (1999) Conifers: Status Survey and Conservation Action Plan. IUCN/SSC Conifer Specialist Group.
  4. CITES (October, 2002) www.cites.org
  5. Hamburg University (October, 2002) http://www.biologie.uni-hamburg.de/b-online/earle/cu/fi/
  6. Global Trees Campaign (January, 2003) http://www.globaltrees.org/
  7. Devall, M.S., Parresol, B.R., and Armesto, J.J. (1998) Dendroecological analysis of a Fitzroya cupressoids and a Nothofagus nitid stand in the Cordillera Pelada, Chile. Forest Ecology and Management, 108: 135-145.
  8. Royal Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh (January, 2003) www.rbge.org.uk
left