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Alerce

Conifers and Other Gymnosperms

Alerce, also called Patagonian cypress or lawal, is a tall, long-lived conifer and the sole species in the monotypic genus Fitzroya within the cypress family Cupressaceae. It grows in the Andes mountains and coastal regions of southern Chile and the Argentine Andes, where it forms an important part of the Valdivian temperate forests; the genus was named in honor of Robert FitzRoy.

Facts
Classification
Diet
Photosynthetic Autotroph 1
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 2
Relationship to People
Source of Timber or Wood 3
Relationship to People
Source of Fibre 3
Living or Extinct
Yes 4
Comparison
NatureServe Rank
G3 Vulnerable 5
CITES Appendix
Appendix I 6
Scientific Name
Fitzroya cupressoides 7
Conservation Status
Endangered 7
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Cupressaceae, Taxa
Source Wikidata: Alerce

In Biome

Bog, Biomes
Source Plants For A Future: Fitzroya cupressoides

In Ecosystem

Source Fitzroya (Wikipedia)
In the Other Atlases

Found In

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Source Global Biodiversity Information Facility: GBIF species distributions: AlerceDistributions
Quote, Distributions
"locality": "South America", "status": "PRESENT", "source": "Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)"
Sources
1. Plant (Wikipedia)
Lead, whole group is photosynthetic
Quote, Lead, whole group is photosynthetic
They are predominantly photosynthetic or came from photosynthetic ancestors, meaning that they obtain their energy from sunlight by using the green pigment chlorophyll in their chloroplasts to produce sugars from carbon dioxide and water.
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2. GBIF Species API
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3. Plants For A Future: Fitzroya cupressoides
Plants For A Future
  • Other Uses (Wood)
    Wood - light, very durable, immune to insect attacks, of excellent quality.
  • Other Uses (Fibre)
    A fibre obtained from the inner bark is used for caulking boats[139].
  • In Biome: Bog, Habitats
    Usually found in boggy ground up to 800 metres, though it is also found at higher and cooler altitudes that have high atmospheric humidity, it is then usually associated with Nothofagus dombeyi.
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4. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)
Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ847304, descriptionView the Source
5. NatureServe Explorer: Fitzroya cupressoides
NatureServe ExplorerGlobal rank (roundedGRank)
Quote, Global rank (roundedGRank)
"roundedGRank": "G3"
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6. Fitzroya (Wikipedia)
  • Category: Flora listed on CITES Appendix I
  • In Ecosystem: Valdivian Temperate Rainforest, Distribution
    an important member of the Valdivian temperate forests
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7. Wikidata: Alerce
  • Wikidata P141 (IUCN conservation status) claim, entity QID Q847304
  • Child Taxon Of: Cupressaceae, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
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IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
International Union for Conservation of NatureView the Source
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