Taxodium mucronatum Ten.

Taxodium mucronatum Ten.. Taxodium mucronatum, commonly known as Montezuma bald cypress, Montezuma cypress, sabino, or ahuehuete, is a tree in the family Cupressaceae. It is primarily native to Mexico and Guatemala, with a few populations in the southwestern United States. Ahuehuete is derived from the Nahuatl name for the tree, āhuēhuētl, which means 'upright drum in water' or 'old man of the water'.