Santa Maria El
Tula, Oaxaca, Mexico. Might not be a caudiciform, but it
is fat and BIG!
The Tule Tree is the World's biggest single biomass. Around 2000 years
old, 42 meters height,
14 meters in diameter, 58 meters around, a
volume on 816,829 cubic meters and a weight on 636,107 tons.
The base of some trees in Texas by Doug Goldman,
Powo.science.kew.org.
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Author: |
Michele Tenore,
1853 |
Family: |
Taxodiaceae |
Origin: |
Guatemala,
Mexico, Southern Texas; USA |
Soil: |
Rich
- Mix |
Water:
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Medium |
Sun: |
Maximum |
Thickness: |
14
Meters |
Height: |
50
Meters |
Flower:
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Green |
Propagate: |
Seeds |
Names:
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Ahuehuete,
Ciprés, Pénjamu, Sabino, Montezuma Cypress, Mexican Cypress |
Synonyms: |
Might be:
Taxodium distichum var. mucronatum, A. Henry, 1906.
Cuprespinnata mexicana, J.Nelson
Taxodium distichum var. mucronatum, A.Henry.
Taxodium huegelii, C.Lawson.
Taxodium mexicanum, Carrière.
Taxodium montezumae, Decne.
Taxodium pinnatum, Carrière.
Taxodium virens, Beissn. |
This member of the Taxodiaceae
family was described by Michele Tenore in 1853. A. Henry moved it into a
sub-species of T. districhum in 1906. Not confirmed. It is found in
Guatemala, Mexico and the in southern Texas, growing in a rather
rich but well
drained soil with some water and lots of sun. It can reach 50 meters
in height and 14 meters in diameter. The "flowers" are
green with a brown centre.
The
genera name means 'Taxus-like', as to foliage. The species name
means 'an abrupt sharp terminal point' for the leaves.
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The latest DNA-test shows it actually is one plant, and not
several, growing close. |
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