It sometimes takes a long time, but in science, correct ideas eventually prevail. Örsteds old idea of placing of this plant in a new genus will become generally accepted. The newly proposed name, Xanthocyparis will probably have to give way to the original Callitropsis and the newly found plant in Vietnam will probably also be given the old genus name. However a name was already proposed for a third genus, namely Callitropsis. nootkatensis should be re-named Xanthocyparis nootkatensis. Because it is very closely related to this months plant, it was suggested that C. Found in Vietnam, the new species was given the name Xanthocyparis vietnamensis. This last proposal was largely forgotten until the exciting discovery in 2002 of a new species to science, which brought the naming problem to the forefront. Örsted, because this species had features with differed significantly for either of the other genera. Nevertheless, the name Callitropsis nootkatensis was proposed in 1865 by the Danish botanist Anders S. This species was originally thought to belong to the genus Cupressus, however, most accepted it as a species of Chamaecyparis based on the foliage. However, here I use the name: Callitropsis nootkatensis. This name you will still find on our plant tags while we wait for a general consensus within the botanical community. In recent years it was most often placed in the genus Chamaecyparis and given the name Chamaecyparis nootkatensis. Which genus this species should be put into has been debated for some time. This plant can be found to south of the large grass plain adjacent to Spejder sø in the area called Frihedslyst: square 2202, position 2534. The 24 year-old Callitropsis nootkatensis in the pictures is from seed from the Vancouver Botanic Garden, British Columbia, Canada. Nootka cypress, Alaska-cedar - Callitropsis nootkatensisĬallitropsis nootkatensis (alias: Cupressus nootkatensis, Chamaecyparis nootkatensis, Xanthocyparis nootkatensis)
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