Chamaecyparis taiwanensis

Chamaecyparis taiwanensis, Guanwu National Forest, Taiwan

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Pinales
Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Divisio: Tracheophyta Divisio: Pinophyta Classis: Pinopsida Ordo: Pinales

Familia: Cupressaceae
Subfamilia: Cupressoideae
Genus: Chamaecyparis
Species: Chamaecyparis taiwanensis

Name

Chamaecyparis taiwanensis Masam. & S.Suzuki

Synonymy

• Chamaecyparis obtusa f. formosana Hayata
• Chamaecyparis obtusa var. formosana (Hayata) Hayata
• Chamaecyparis obtusa subsp. formosana (Hayata) H.L.Li

Note: See Chamaecyparis obtusa var. formosana for another taxonomic opinion.

References

• Masamune, G. & Suzuki, S. 1933. Sylvia 4: 57, t.1,f.B3-4, t.2,f.B54.
• Hwang, L.-H. et al. 2000. Low Chloroplast DNA Variation and Population Differentiation of Chamaecyparis formosensis and Chamaecyparis taiwanensis. Taiwan Journal of Forest Science 15 (2): 229-236.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Chamaecyparis taiwanensis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 July 25. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

English: Taiwan Cypress
日本語: タイワンヒノキ
中文: 台灣扁柏

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