Widdringtonia schwarzii (Willowmore Cypress or Willowmore Cedar)

Widdringtonia schwarzii (Willowmore Cypress or Willowmore Cedar) is a species of Widdringtonia
Widdringtonia

Widdringtonia is a genus of coniferous trees in the Cupressaceae . There are four species, all native to southern Africa, where they are known in the past as "cedars" but are now known as African cypresses....
native to South Africa
South Africa

The Republic of South Africa, also known by Official names of South Africa, is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa....
, where it is endemic to the Baviaanskloof and Kouga
Kouga

Kouga can refer to:* Kouga Local Municipality, a municipality from South Africa.* Kougaberge, a mountain range in South Africa.* Kouga river, a river in South Africa....
Mountains west of Port Elizabeth in Eastern Cape Province; it occurs on dry rocky slopes and crags at 600-1,200 m altitude. It is threatened by habitat loss, particularly by wildfire
Wildfire

A wildfire is any uncontrolled, non-structure fire that occurs in the wilderness, wildland, or The Bush. Synonyms such as wildland fire, forest fire, brush fire, vegetation fire, grass fire, Peat#Fires, bushfire , and hill fire are commonly used....
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It is a medium-sized evergreen
Evergreen

In botany, an evergreen plant is a plant having leaf all year round. This contrasts with deciduous plants, which completely lose their foliage for part of the year....
tree
TREE

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growing to 20-25 m (formerly known to 40 m) tall. The leaves
Leaf

In botany, a leaf is an above-ground plant Organ specialized for photosynthesis. For this purpose, a leaf is typically flat and thin, to expose the cells containing chloroplast to light over a broad area, and to allow light to penetrate fully into the tissues....
are scale-like, 1.5 mm long and 1 mm broad on small shoots, up to 10 mm long on strong-growing shoots, and arranged in opposite decussate pairs. The cones
Conifer cone

A cone is an organ on plants in the division Pinophyta that contains the plant sexuality structures. The familiar woody cone is the female cone, which produces seeds....
are globose to rectangular, 2-3 cm long, with four scales. It is closely related to Widdringtonia cedarbergensis
Widdringtonia cedarbergensis

Widdringtonia cedarbergensis is a species of Widdringtonia native to South Africa, where it is endemism to the Cederberg northeast of Cape Town in Western Cape Province....
from Western Cape Province, being most easily distinguished by its larger seeds with a short seedwing.

It was formerly often called "Willowmore Cedar" but has been renamed Willowmore Cypress to better reflect its botanical relationships.

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