Cupressus torulosa

Himalayan cypress
By Manali-Leh Highway, Himachal Pradesh, India
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Gymnospermae
Division: Pinophyta
Class: Pinopsida
Order: Cupressales
Family: Cupressaceae
Genus: Cupressus
Species:
C. torulosa
Binomial name
Cupressus torulosa
Synonyms
  • Athrotaxis joucadan Carrière
  • Cupressus balfouriana W.Bull
  • Cupressus doniana Hook.f.
  • Cupressus karnaliensis Silba
  • Cupressus majestica Knight
  • Cupressus nepalensis Loudon
  • Cupressus tournefortii Ten.
  • Thuja curviramea Miq.

Cupressus torulosa, commonly known as the Himalayan cypress or Bhutan cypress, is a species of cypress tree native to the mountainous northern regions of the Indian subcontinent, in the western Himalayas.

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