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Austrocedrus chilensis

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Family: Cupressaceae · Genus: Austrocedrus

Austrocedrus chilensis

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Austrocedrus is a monotypic genus of conifer in the cypress family, Cupressaceae. Its sole living species, Austrocedrus chilensis, is native to the Valdivian temperate rain forests and the adjacent drier steppe-forests of central-southern Chile and western Argentina from 33°S to 44°S latitude. It is known in its native range as ciprés de la cordillera or cordilleran cypress, and elsewhere by the scientific name as Austrocedrus, or sometimes as Chilean incense-cedar or Chilean cedar. The generic name means "southern cedar". It also contains 1 extinct species, Austrocedrus vetus, from the Late Cretaceous of Antartica.

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