Cupressaceae Chamaecyparis obtusa var. obtusa (Siebold & Zucc.) Endl.
Etymology
Chamaecyparis refers to ‘dwarf/creeping’ and ‘cypress’.
obtusa refers to ‘obtuse’; indicating the leaf apex is not pointy.
Colloquial Name
Hinoki cypress, Japanese cypress
Subordinate Taxa
There exist 2 subordinate taxa for Chamaecyparis obtusa:
Distribution
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TDWG Codes
3, 38, JAP, JAP-HN, JAP-KY, JAP-SH
Habitat
The natural habitats for Chamaecyparis obtusa var. obtusa are temperate forests. It is naturally found at an elevation of at least 1 up to 2200 metres. There are no conifers associated with Chamaecyparis obtusa var. obtusa that are known of.
USDA Hardiness zone – 6
Chamaecyparis obtusa var. obtusa is hardy to USDA Zone 6 (Bannister & Neuner, 2001), meaning its frost tolerance lies somewhere in the range of -23.3C (-10F) to -17.8C (0F).
Species Continuity
The population trend for Chamaecyparis obtusa var. obtusa is unknown. There are ongoing threats for Chamaecyparis obtusa var. obtusa and they are listed as follows:
IUCN Category – NT
According to the IUCN Red List, Chamaecyparis obtusa var. obtusa has been assigned the status of NT(Near Threatened). This means that according to the Red List criteria, this species is not threatened, but is close to having this status.
Superordinate Taxa
The nearest superordinate taxon for Chamaecyparis obtusa is Chamaecyparis. The coordinate taxa for Chamaecyparis obtusa are therefore:
Chamaecyparis obtusa var. obtusa is further placed under Cupressoideae. Chamaecyparis obtusa var. obtusa is also placed under Cupressaceae.
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