Tags: Conifer.
Fitzroya is a monotypic genus in the cypress family. The single living species Fitzroya cupressoides is a tall long-lived conifer native to the Andes mountains of southern Chile and Argentina where it is an important member of the Valdivian temperate rain forests. Common names include alerce (larch in Spanish) lahuán (Spanish from the Mapuche Native American name lawal) and Patagonian cypress. The genus was named in honour of Robert FitzRoy.
