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Wikipedia: Fitzroya is a monotypic genus in the cypress family Cupressaceae with a single species, Fitzroya cupressoides native to the Andes mountains of southern Chile and Argentina, where it is an important member of the Valdivian temperate rain forests. The scientific name of the genus honours Robert FitzRoy; common names include Lahuan (the Mapuche Native American name), Alerce (South American Spanish), and Patagonian Cypress. It is a very large evergreen tree, the largest tree species in South America, normally growing to 40–60 m (131–196 ft; but occasionally more than 70 m in Argentina) tall and up to 5 m trunk diameter.
![[Fitzroya cupressoides seedlings]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Fitzroya_cupressoides_seedling_s.jpg "Fitzroya cupressoides seedlings")
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![[Distribution of F. cupressoides in Central Chile (red)]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Fitzroya_cupressoides_distribution_map_s.jpg "Distribution of F. cupressoides in Central Chile (red)")
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![[A picture of Fitzroya]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Fitzroya_cupressoides_s.jpg "A picture of Fitzroya")
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