Details for: NA 20990, Chamaecyparis obtusa (Siebold & Zucc.) Endl., 'Pygmaea'


Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Chamaecyparis obtusa (Siebold & Zucc.) Endl.
Cultivar:
'Pygmaea'
Origin:
–
Maintained:
National Arboretum
Received by NPGS:
25 Sep 1962
Improvement Status:
Cultivar
Form Received:
Plant
Life Form:
Shrub
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Chamaecyparis obtusa (Siebold & Zucc.) Endl.
Cultivar:
'Pygmaea'
Origin:
–
Maintained:
National Arboretum
Received by NPGS:
25 Sep 1962
Improvement Status:
Cultivar
Form Received:
Plant
Life Form:
Shrub
Source History
Accession Names and Identifiers
'Pygmaea'
Type: Cultivar name

NA 20990
Type: Site identifier
Group: NA
U.S. National Arboretum

Narrative
Full name as recorded at U.S. National Arboretum: Chamaecyparis obtusa 'Pygmaea'. Introduced to the Royal Nurseries, Bagshot, england in 1861, under the erroneous name of Thuja pygmaea by Robt. Fortune, who found it growing as a long favored plant in Japanese gardens. (Desc. from 1965 N.A. conifer distribution list.)
Chamaecyparis obtusa (Siebold & Zucc.) Endl.
Genus:
Chamaecyparis
Family:
Cupressaceae
Nomen number:

10080
Place of publication:

Syn. conif. 63. 1847
Verified:
07/09/2007 by ARS Systematic Botanists.
Other conspecific taxa
Chamaecyparis obtusa (Siebold & Zucc.) Endl. var. formosana (Hayata) Rehder (0 active accession[s])
Chamaecyparis obtusa (Siebold & Zucc.) Endl. var. obtusa (0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Chamaecyparis obtusa (Siebold & Zucc.) Endl. f. albospica (Beissn.) Rehder
Chamaecyparis obtusa (Siebold & Zucc.) Endl. f. aurea (Gordon) Rehder
Chamaecyparis obtusa (Siebold & Zucc.) Endl. f. crippsii (Rehder) Rehder
Chamaecyparis obtusa (Siebold & Zucc.) Endl. f. gracilis (Rehder) Rehder
Chamaecyparis obtusa (Siebold & Zucc.) Endl. f. lycopodioides (Gordon) Beissn.
Chamaecyparis obtusa (Siebold & Zucc.) Endl. f. nana (Carrière) Beissn.
Chamaecyparis obtusa (Siebold & Zucc.) Endl. f. pygmaea (Gordon) Beissn.
Chamaecyparis obtusa (Siebold & Zucc.) Endl. f. sanderi (Sander) Rehder
Chamaecyparis obtusa (Siebold & Zucc.) Endl. f. tetragona Rehder

Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Englishhinoki false cypress  1Craker, L. E. & J. E. Simon, eds. 1986-1987. Herbs, spices, and medicinal plants, 2 vols.
Englishhinoki-cypress  1FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America. Note: mentions
GermanFeuerscheinzypresse  2Reichel, S. 1998. pers. comm. Note: re. German common names
GermanHinokibaum  2Craker, L. E. & J. E. Simon, eds. 1986-1987. Herbs, spices, and medicinal plants, 2 vols.
Japanese Rōmajihinoki  2Ohwi, J. 1965. Flora of Japan (Engl. ed.).
Swedishjapansk ädelcypress  2Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
Transcribed Chineseri ben bian bai  2Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
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