Austrocedrus chilensis

Description

Austrocedrus is a genus of conifer in the cypress family (Cupressaceae). It has only one living species, Austrocedrus chilensis, native to the Valdivian temperate rain forests and the adjacent drier steppe-forests of central-southern Chile and western Argentina from 33°S to 44°S latitude. It is known in its native area as ciprés de la cordillera or cordilleran cypress, and elsewhere by the scientific name as Austrocedrus, or sometimes as Chilean incense-cedar or Chilean cedar. The generic name means "southern cedar". It also contains 1 extinct species, Austrocedrus vetus, from the Late Cretaceous of Antartica.