| Hesperocyparis benthamii | |
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| Hesperocyparis benthamii tree in Mexico State, Mexico | |
Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Gymnospermae |
| Division: | Pinophyta |
| Class: | Pinopsida |
| Order: | Cupressales |
| Family: | Cupressaceae |
| Genus: | Hesperocyparis |
| Species: | H. benthamii |
| Binomial name | |
| Hesperocyparis benthamii (Endl.) Bartel | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Hesperocyparis benthamii is a species ofwestern cypress native to Mexico.
Hesperocyparis benthamii was scientifically described by the Austrian botanistStephan Endlicher in 1847 and given the scientific nameCupressus benthamii. It has at times been considered a subspecies of what was then known asCupressus lusitanica. As of 2024[update] it is listed as a species in the genusHesperocyparis, the western cypresses, byPlants of the World Online andWorld Flora Online.[1][2]
