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Family: TAXODIACEAE 
 Taxodium mucronatum
 

Santa Maria El Tula, Oaxaca, Mexico.
 Might not be a caudiciform, but it is fat and BIG!

  
Author:  Tenore 1853
Family:  Taxodiaceae
Habitat:  Guatemala, Mexico, Southern Texas
Soil:  Peat or Mix
Water:  Medium
Sun:  Maximum
Thickness:  14 meters
Height:  50 meters
Flower:  Green
Reproduction:  Seeds
Pop names:  Ahuehuete, Ciprés, Pénjamu, Sabino, Montezuma Cypress, Mexican Cypress
Synonyms:  Might be Taxodium distichum var. mucronatum A. Henry 1906 now
Got it from:  -
Year:  -

The latest DNA-test shows it actually is one plant, and not several, growing close.  

   

This member of the Taxodiaceae family was described by Tenore in 1853. A. Henry moved it into a sub-specius of T. districhum in 1906. Not confirmed. It is found in Guatemala, Mexico and the in Southern Texas, growing in peat or 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.

This is the World's biggest 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.