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The record of the 1 (tall) tree in Asia has been refreshed this week, as a team of Chinese researchers announced 2 (recent) that they discovered a giant cypress(柏树)measuring 102.3 meters in Tibet.
The record-breaking high tree, called Cupressus torulosa(西藏柏木), 3 (find) at the national nature reserve of the Yarlung Zangbo Grand Canyon in Bome county, Nyingchi city, during a scientific investigation led by Peking University in May.
4 (use) drones and laser radar to map the local cypress aggregation area, the team members confirmed the 5 (present) of the 102.3-meter tree. Besides, they detected a large number of trees over 85 meters high, including 25 over 90 meters. The findings have also contributed 6 the region having the highest density of giant trees in China and Asia after precision measurement, said Ren Yu, 7 is a team member from Peking University.
Mainly distributed in southeastern Tibet, Cupressus, torulosa has a narrow distribution area and 8 small population. Therefore, it has been listed 9 a national first-class protected plant.
The previous China tree height record 10 (hold) was an evergreen fir(常绿冷杉) measured at 83.4 meters by scientists in Tibet last year.