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Widdringtonia whytei
Widdringtonia whytei on Mount Mulanje, Malawi
Conservation status
Widdringtonia whytei
Critically Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Gymnospermae
Division: Pinophyta
Class: Pinopsida
Order: Cupressales
Family: Cupressaceae
Genus: Widdringtonia
Species:
W. whytei
Binomial name
Widdringtonia whytei
Rendle
Synonyms[2]
  • Callitris whytei (Rendle) Engl.
  • Widdringtonia nodiflora var. whytei (Rendle) Silba
  • Widdringtonia nodiflora subsp. whytei (Rendle) Silba
Widdringtonia whytei timber
Plate by Robert Morgan (1863-1900)

Widdringtonia whytei, the Mulanje cedar or Mulanje cypress,[3] is a species of conifer native to Malawi, where it is endemic to the Mulanje Massif at altitudes of 1,830–2,550 m. It has become endangered as a result of over-harvesting for its wood, and an increase in the frequency of wildfires due to human activity.[1][4][5]

  1. ^ a b Chanyenga, T.; Shaw, K.; Mitole, I. (2019). "Widdringtonia whytei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T33216A126090798. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T33216A126090798.en. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
  2. ^ Widdringtonia whytei Rendle, Plants of the World Online, retrieved 3 December 2022
  3. ^ University of the Witwatersrand: Recommended English names for trees of Southern Africa
  4. ^ Farjon, A. (2005). Monograph of Cupressaceae and Sciadopitys. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. ISBN 1-84246-068-4
  5. ^ Pauw, C. A. & Linder, H. P. 1997. Widdringtonia systematics, ecology and conservation status. Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 123: 297-319.

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