Accession Data
Cupressus dupreziana
Common Name: Saharan Cypress
Family: Cupressaceae
Synonym(s): Tassilicyparis dupreziana (A.Camus) A.V.Bobrov & Melikyan
Country of Origin: SE. Algeria (Tassili Plateau)
Description: Probably as a result of its isolation and low population, the Saharan cypress has evolved a unique reproductive system of male apomixis whereby the seeds develop entirely from the genetic content of the pollen. There is no genetic input from the female "parent", which only provides nutritional sustenance. 3
Accession Data
Accession #: 202000007
Accession Date: 2020-02-21
Bloom Status: 🪴 Not Flowering
Location: 2104
Quantity: 1
Source: Jimmy Grogan - Smith College BG
Classification
Division: Pinophyta
Class: Pinopsida
Subclass: Pinidae
Order: Cupressales
Family: Cupressaceae
SubFamily: Cupressoideae
References
- WCSP (2019). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Last accessed on Friday, 21 February, 2020.
- IUCN Redlist. Last accessed on Friday, 21 February, 2020.
- Pichot, C., El Maátaoui, M., Raddi, S. & Raddi, P. 2001. Surrogate mother for endangered Cupressus. Nature 412: 39.
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