TY - JOUR AU - Rushforth, Keith PY - 2014/11/12 Y2 - 2024/03/28 TI - Notes on the Cupressaceae in Vietnam JF - Academia Journal of Biology JA - AJB VL - 29 IS - 3 SE - Articles DO - 10.15625/0866-7160/v29n3.5384 UR - https://vjs.ac.vn/index.php/vjbio/article/view/5384 SP - 32-39 AB - <p>The taxonomy of the species of Cupressaceae indigenous to Vietnam is reviewed. <em>Cupressus tonkinensis</em> Silba is considered the correct name for the <em>Cupressus</em> in Langson province, not <em>Cupressus torulosa</em>. The genus <em>Xanthocyparis</em> is reduced to a subgenus of <em>Cupressus</em> and the new combination <em>Cupressus vietnamensis</em> (Farjon &amp; Hiep) Rushforth made. The genus <em>Fokienia</em> is not considered separable from <em>Chamaecyparis</em> and the combination <em>Chamaecyparis hodginsii</em> (Dunn) Rushforth is made. The conifers associated with <em>Cupressus vietnamensis</em> and their conservation are discussed.</p> ER -