Xanthocyparis

Translingual

Xanthocyparis vietnamensis

Etymology

xantho- (“yellow”) +‎ -cyparis (“cypress”)

Proper noun

Xanthocyparis f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Cupressaceae – two species of trees, now often included in genus Cupressus.

Usage notes

• Whether these two species should be considered as constituting a distinct genus is not fully resolved.

Synonyms

• (genus): Callitropsis

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; Pinopsida – class; Pinidae – subclass; Pinales – order; Cupressaceae - family; Cupressoideae - subfamily

Hyponyms

• (genus): Xanthocyparis vietnamensis - type species; Xanthocyparis nootkatensis (syn. Cupressus nootkatensis) - other species

Coordinate terms

• (genus in Cupressoideae): Calocedrus, Chamaecyparis, Cupressus, Fokienia, †Fokieniopsis, Juniperus, Microbiota, Platycladus, Tetraclinis, Thuja, Thujopsis - genera

References

• Xanthocyparis on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Xanthocyparis on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Xanthocyparis on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Xanthocyparis at National Center for Biotechnology Information
• Xanthocyparis at Germplasm Resources Information Network
• Xanthocyparis at Tropicos