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Taxodium mucronatum, commonly known as Montezuma bald cypress, [4] Montezuma cypress, [5] or ahuehuete, [5] is a species of Taxodium that is primarily native to Mexico and Guatemala, with a few populations in the southwestern United States. [6]
It is a Montezuma cypress (Taxodium mucronatum), or ahuehuete (meaning "old man of the water" in Nahuatl). It has the stoutest tree trunk in the world. In 2001, it was placed on a UNESCO tentative list of World Heritage Sites, but was removed from the list in 2013. [1]
Ahuehuete: Taxodium mucronatum [50] Moldova: Oak, Pedunculate oak: Quercus, Quercus robur Moravia: Jadernička moravská, Sorb tree: Malus domestica, Sorbus domestica [51] [52] Nepal: Rhododendron: Rhododendron [16] New Zealand: Silver fern: Cyathea dealbata Nicaragua: Lemonwood: Calycophyllum candidissimum [53] North Korea: Pine: Pinus [54 ...
Ahuehuete (Taxodium mucronatum) [1] Amate (a variety of fig) Anacahuite (Cordia boissieri) [2] Anacua (Ehretia anacua) [2] [3] Cacao; Camote (sweet potato) Cacahuete o cacahuate [4] Chayote; Chilacayote; Chile (chili pepper) Ejote ; Elote ; Epazote (Dysphania ambrosioides) Huizache (Vachellia farnesiana var. farnesiana) Huitlacoche
Taxodium / t æ k ˈ s oʊ d i ə m / [1] is a genus of one to three species (depending on taxonomic opinion) of extremely flood-tolerant conifers in the cypress family, Cupressaceae. The name is derived from the Latin word taxus , meaning " yew ", and the Greek word εἶδος ( eidos ), meaning "similar to."
Some species have significant cultural importance. The ahuehuete (Taxodium mucronatum) is the national tree of Mexico. [31] [32] Coast redwood and giant sequoia were jointly designated the state tree of California, [33] and are major tourist attractions where they grow naturally. [34]
The palm died in 2022 due to pathogens. After a non-binding poll, a Taxodium mucronatum (otherwise known as Montezuma cypress or ahuehuete) was placed in June 2022 and the city government officially renamed the traffic circle the Glorieta del Ahuehuete (Ahuehuete roundabout).
Taxodium: Taxodium ascendens, commonly known as pond cypress [5] and native to North America. Taxodium distichum, commonly known as bald cypress and native to the southeastern United States. [6] Taxodium mucronatum, commonly known as Montezuma cypress or Montezuma bald cypress. [7] It is native to Mexico, Guatemala, and southern-central United ...