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Widdringtonia cedarbergensis

Conifers and Other Gymnosperms

Widdringtonia cedarbergensis, known as the Clanwilliam cedar or Clanwilliam cypress, is a species of conifer in the cypress family endemic to the Cederberg Mountains northeast of Cape Town in South Africa Western Cape Province. Its growth is limited by harsh conditions of low rainfall and frequent wildfire, and the species is threatened by habitat loss and protected under South Africa National Forest Act of 1998.

Facts
Classification
Diet
Photosynthetic Autotroph 1
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 1
Living or Extinct
Yes 2
Scientific Name
Widdringtonia wallichii 4
Conservation Status
Critically Endangered 1
Comparison
CITES Appendix
Not Listed 3
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Cupressaceae, Taxa
Source Widdringtonia cedarbergensis (Wikidata)
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1. Wikipedia: Widdringtonia wallichii
  • system (MediaWiki batch-API article extract states it plainly)
    Ring width almost correlates with rainfall due to such harsh environmental conditions It is threatened by habitat loss and protected in South Africa under the National Forest Act (Act 84) of 1998.
  • lead sentence (diet), EntityId 343165
    Widdringtonia cedarbergensis, Clanwilliam cedar or Clanwilliam cypress, is a species of conifer in the cypress family, Cupressaceae, native to South Africa, where it is endemic to the Cederberg Mountains northeast of Cape Town in Western Cape Province.
  • Infobox: status
    CR
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2. Widdringtonia cedarbergensis (Wikidata)
Wikidata
  • Statements section, conservation status (P141)
    Wikidata Q17275235: critically endangered (P141).
  • Child Taxon Of: Cupressaceae, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
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3. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Pinales
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 12387
Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 12387
"cites_listing":"I/II/III/NC","eu_listing":"A/B/C/NC","higher_taxa":{"kingdom":"Plantae","phylum":null,"class":null,"order":"Pinales","family":null},"synonyms":[],"common_names":[],"cites_listings":[]
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4. Wikipedia: Widdringtonia wallichii
WikipediaWikidata Q17275235 (P225 taxon name)View the Source
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Widdringtonia
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 98272
Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 98272
"cites_listing":"II","eu_listing":"B","higher_taxa":{"kingdom":"Plantae","phylum":null,"class":null,"order":"Pinales","family":"Cupressaceae"},"synonyms":[],"common_names":[],"cites_listings":[]
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