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Cupressus lusitanica, a form of cypress tree, is an evergreen conifer which can grow up to forty metres high. It was originally cultivated in Portugal (from which derives its scientific name, lusitanica), but was introduced into central and south America from the 17th Century, where it flourished, and where it is referred to as cedro blanco. Subsequently it was introduced into parts of southern Asia, where it became naturalised and often confused with native varieties of cypress.