Introductory
SPECIES: Taxodium mucronatum | Montezuma Baldcypress 



ABBREVIATION : 
TAXMUC

SYNONYMS : 
   Taxodium montezumae Decaisne [12]
   T. mexicanum Carr. [12]


SCS PLANT CODE : 
   TAMU


COMMON NAMES : 
   Montezuma baldcypress
   ahuehuete
   pentamon
   cipres
   sabino
   yucu-ndatura


TAXONOMY : 
The currently accepted scientific name for Montezuma baldcypress is
Taxodium mucronatum Ten. (family Taxodiaceae) [10,12].  There are no
accepted infrataxa.  Montezuma baldcypress differs from its congener
baldcypress (Taxodium distichum) primarily by the presence of a
needlelike point (a mucro) on the megasporophylls (female cone scales) [4].


LIFE FORM : 
Tree

FEDERAL LEGAL STATUS : 
No special status

OTHER STATUS : 
NO-ENTRY


COMPILED BY AND DATE : 
Janet Sullivan, January 1994


LAST REVISED BY AND DATE : 
NO-ENTRY


AUTHORSHIP AND CITATION : 
Sullivan, Janet. 1994. Taxodium mucronatum. In: Remainder of Citation

Related categories for Species: Taxodium mucronatum | Montezuma Baldcypress