Details for: NA 63528, Chamaecyparis obtusa (Siebold & Zucc.) Endl., 'Meroke'

Summary Data

Taxonomy:

Chamaecyparis obtusa (Siebold & Zucc.) Endl.

Cultivar:

'Meroke'

Origin:

–

Maintained:

National Arboretum

Received by NPGS:

18 Mar 1992

Improvement Status:

Cultivar

Form Received:

Plant

Life Form:

Tree

Availability

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Core Passport Data

Taxonomy:

Chamaecyparis obtusa (Siebold & Zucc.) Endl.

Cultivar:

'Meroke'

Origin:

–

Maintained:

National Arboretum

Received by NPGS:

18 Mar 1992

Improvement Status:

Cultivar

Form Received:

Plant

Life Form:

Tree

Source History

Accession Names and Identifiers

'Meroke'

Type: Cultivar name

NA 63528

Type: Site identifier

Group: NA

U.S. National Arboretum

Narrative

Full name as recorded at U.S. National Arboretum: Chamaecyparis obtusa 'Meroke'. Name change from 'Meroke' to 'Meroke Twin' was based on a 1993 phone conversation between Sue Martin and Ed Rezek; information recorded in the Names table states only, "seedling of Joe Reis's. Information in Welch's book is incorrect." However, that information does appear with 'Meroke'; 'Meroke Twin' is listed by Welch as a superfluous name for 'Little Markey' (a somewhat similar cultivar), and Welch may not be correct about that. Other sources regard 'Meroke Twin' as a synonym of 'Meroke', and our plant matches 'Meroke' better than 'Little Marky'. Further, Bob Fincham is credited with first publishing the name 'Meroke' (in 1983). Form received: rooted cutting.

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

Common names

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

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