Fitzroya

E18460
conifer genus plant genus taxon tree species

Fitzroya is a long-lived conifer genus native to the temperate rainforests of southern South America, best known for its massive, slow-growing trees that can live for thousands of years.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
Fitzroya cupressoides 4
Patagonian cypress 1

Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf conifer genus ⓘ
plant genus ⓘ
taxon ⓘ
tree species ⓘ
climatePreference cool temperate ⓘ
high rainfall ⓘ
commonName Fitzroya self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Patagonian cypress

alerce ⓘ
conservationStatus threatened by logging ⓘ
distributionRegion Patagonia ⓘ
division Pinophyta ⓘ
ecologicalRole canopy-forming tree ⓘ
long-term carbon storage ⓘ
family Cupressaceae ⓘ
Cupressaceae ⓘ
genus Fitzroya self-linksurface differs ⓘ
genusContains Fitzroya self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Fitzroya cupressoides
growthRate slow-growing ⓘ
habitat Valdivian temperate rain forest ⓘ
surface form: Valdivian temperate rainforest

temperate rainforest ⓘ
kingdom Plantae ⓘ
leafType evergreen ⓘ
lifeForm tree ⓘ
lifespan over 3000 years ⓘ
namedAfter Robert FitzRoy ⓘ
nativeTo Argentina ⓘ
Argentina ⓘ
Chile ⓘ
Chile ⓘ
southern South America ⓘ
notableCharacteristic can live for thousands of years ⓘ
long-lived ⓘ
massive size ⓘ
order Pinales ⓘ
photosyntheticPathway C3 ⓘ
reproductionType cone-bearing ⓘ
seed-producing ⓘ
scientificNameAuthorship Lindl. ⓘ
soilPreference acidic soils ⓘ
taxonRank genus ⓘ
species ⓘ
woodProperty durable ⓘ
rot-resistant ⓘ
woodUse construction ⓘ
shingles ⓘ

Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Fitzroya → commonName → Fitzroya self-linksurface differs ⓘ
subject surface form: Fitzroya cupressoides
this entity surface form: Patagonian cypress
Cupressaceae → contains → Fitzroya ⓘ
Fitzroya → genus → Fitzroya self-linksurface differs ⓘ
subject surface form: Fitzroya cupressoides
Fitzroya → genusContains → Fitzroya self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Fitzroya cupressoides
this entity surface form: Fitzroya cupressoides
this entity surface form: Fitzroya cupressoides
this entity surface form: Fitzroya cupressoides