- Callitropsis vietnamensis
Taxobox
name = "Callitropsis vietnamensis"
status = CR | status_system = IUCN3.1
trend = down
regnum =Plant ae
divisio =Pinophyta
classis = Pinopsida
ordo =Pinales
familia =Cupressaceae
genus = "Callitropsis "
species = "C. vietnamensis"
binomial = "Callitropsis vietnamensis"
binomial_authority = (Farjon & Hiep) D. P. Little"Callitropsis vietnamensis", commonly known as the Vietnamese Golden Cypress, is a coniferous tree in the cypress family. It is native only to the
Ha Giang Province in northernVietnam . It was first discovered by western scientists only in October 1999 and was shortly thereafter described as a new genus and species, namely "Xanthocyparis vietnamensis", closely related to Nootka Cypress, which was also transferred to this new genus (Farjon et al. 2002). Subsequently, Little "et al." (2004) pointed out that an earlier genus name "Callitropsis" had been given to Nootka Cypress, so they transferred the Vietnamese Golden Cypress to this genus.References
* Database entry includes justification for why this species is critically endangered
* Farjon, A., Hiep, N. T., Harder, D. K., Loc, P. K., & Averyanov, L. 2002. A new genus and species in the Cupressaceae (Coniferales) from northern Vietnam, Xanthocyparis vietnamensis. "Novon" 12: 179–189.
* Little, D. P., Schwarzbach, A. E., Adams, R. P. & Hsieh, Chang-Fu. 2004. The circumscription and phylogenetic relationships of "Callitropsis" and the newly described genus "Xanthocyparis" (Cupressaceae). "American Journal of Botany" 91 (11): 1872–1881. [http://www.amjbot.org/cgi/content/abstract/91/11/1872 Abstract]
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