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 Alerce - Definition 

Alerce
Conservation status: Endangered
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
Division:Pinophyta
Class:Pinopsida
Order:Pinales
Family:Cupressaceae
Genus:Fitzroya
Species:cupressoides
Binomial name

Fitzroya cupressoides

Alerce (Fitzroya cupressoides), also known as Patagonian Cypress, is a large tree in the cypress family (Cupressaceae) of conifers. It is native to the Andes mountains of central Chile and adjoining Argentina, where it is an important member of the Valdivian temperate rain forests.

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