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Hesperocyparis lusitanica, a Common card
Hesperocyparis lusitanica, the Mexican cypress, cedar-of-Goa or Goa cedar, is a species of conifer in the cypress family, Cupressaceae, native to Mexico and Central America.
- Rarity
- Common
- Domain
- Nature
- ATK
- 56
- DEF
- 39
- Power
- 95
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 6,600
Power 95 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 35 % of WikiCards cards.
Hesperocyparis lusitanica quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Hesperocyparis lusitanica card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
In Mexico, the tree is also known as cedro blanco or ______.
Answer
teotlate. In Mexico, the tree is also known as cedro blanco or teotlate. From the Hesperocyparis lusitanica article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Dirk Stikker. Dirk Stikker 63 · N-Glycolylneuraminic acid 60 · Hesperocyparis lusitanica 56 · Salt's dik-dik 52 ATK in WikiCards.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- It has also been introduced to Belize, Costa Rica and Nicaragua, growing at 1,200–3,000 metres altitude.
- The scientific name lusitanica refers to its very early cultivation there, with plants imported from Mexico to the monastery at Buçaco, near Coimbra in Portugal in about 1634, these trees were already over 130 years old when the species was botanically described by Miller in 1768.
- In Mexico, the tree is also known as cedro blanco or teotlate.
Why it is Common
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Hesperocyparis lusitanica article was read about 6,600 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 56 and blocks with 39: each hit it takes is cut by 16 %.
How to get Hesperocyparis lusitanica
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Hesperocyparis lusitanica (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Alan Rockefeller, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.
