| Hesperocyparis revealiana | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Gymnospermae |
| Division: | Pinophyta |
| Class: | Pinopsida |
| Order: | Cupressales |
| Family: | Cupressaceae |
| Genus: | Hesperocyparis |
| Species: | H. revealiana |
| Binomial name | |
| Hesperocyparis revealiana (Silba) Silba 2009 | |
| Synonyms [1] | |
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Hesperocyparis revealiana is a rare Mexican species of conifer in the cypress family, is endemic to a small area of the State of Baja California in northwestern Mexico. [2] [3]
The type locality is the Rincón de Santa Catarina, in the Sierra de Juárez of the Peninsular Ranges System. [3] It was previously assumed to be an isolated population of Cuyamaca cypress. [4]
Hesperocyparis revealiana is a tree up to 10 meters (33 feet) tall. It has red scaly bark.
Male cones are 3–4 mm long. Female cones are 15–20 mm long. [2] [5]