Chamaecyparis

Familia: Cupressaceae
Subfamilia: Cupressoideae
Genus:
Species: C. formosensis – C. hodginsii – C. lawsoniana – C. obtusa – C. pisifera – C. taiwanensis – C. thyoides

Chamaecyparis Spach, Hist. Nat. Vég. 11: 329 (1841)

• Type species: Chamaecyparis sphaeroidea (Spreng.) Spach = Chamaecyparis thyoides (L.) Britton, Sterns & Poggenb.

• Heterotypic
  • Abela Salisb., Quart. J. Sci. Lit. Arts 2: 312 (1817).
  • Chamaepeuce Zucc. in S.L.Endlicher, Ench. Bot.: 139 (1841).
  • Retinispora Siebold & Zucc., Fl. Jap. 2: 36 (1844).
  • Fokienia A.Henry & H.H.Thomas, Gard. Chron., ser. 3, 49: 67 (1911)
  • Shishindenia Makino ex Koidz., Acta Phytotax. Geobot. 9: 101 (1940), no Latin descr.

• Spach, É. 1842. Histoire naturelle des végétaux: Phanérogames 11: 329 (1841).
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2017. Chamaecyparis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2017 Feb. 23. Reference page.  (Still has Fokienia separate)
• International Plant Names Index. 2017. Chamaecyparis. Published online. Accessed: Feb. 23 2017. Reference page.
• Mao, K.-S., Hao, G., Liu, J.Q., Adams, R.P. & Milne, R.I. 2010. Diversification and biogeography of Juniperus (Cupressaceae): variable diversification rates and multiple intercontinental dispersals. New Phytologist 188(1): 254–272. DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2010.03351.x PDF. Reference page.  (Fokienia is shown to be nested within Chamaecyparis)
• Tropicos.org 2017. Chamaecyparis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 23 Feb. 2017. Reference page. (Ambivalent as to the status of Fokienia)

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