Cupressus  revealiana

J. SILBA, Phytologia, 1981, Vol. 49, No 4, p. 393.

REVISED GENERIC CONCEPTS OF CUPRESSUS L. (CUPRESSACEAE).

John Silba
198 W. Hoffman Ave., Lindenhurst, New York 11757

          e)  CUPRESSUS ARIZONICA var. REVEALIANA Silba, var. nova.
     Arbor affinis var. Stephensonii, sed differt foliis glandulosa et affinis var. glabra, sed distinguenda in galbulis, 15-20 mm longis.
     Tree to 10 m with a rounded crown; bark red, scaly; leaves gray green, 1-1.5 mm, glands apparent; male cones 3-4 mm, 1.8 mm thick, sca1es 8-12; female cones glaucous brown, 15-20 mm, scales 6-10, umbos prominent; seeds brown, often glaucous; cotyledons 4-6, 9-10 mm.
     Type: Mexico, Baja California, Sierra Juarez, El Rincon, 1200 m, 21 Apr 1974, Moran 21251 (SD, Holotype).