Cryptomeria japonica (L.f.) D. Don

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Cryptomeria japonica

Photo: Mark Hyde
La Rochelle

Cryptomeria japonica

Photo: Mark Hyde
La Rochelle

Cryptomeria japonica

Photo: Mark Hyde
La Rochelle

Cryptomeria japonica

Photo: Mark Hyde
La Rochelle

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Synonyms: Cupressus japonica Thunb. ex L.f.
Common names: Japanes sugi pine (English) Japanese cedar (English) Japanese red-cedar (English)
Description: Pyramidal tree, to 50 m tall. Truck straight, tapering above; bark reddish-brown becoming grey when old. Leaves bright green, persisting 4-5 years. Cones 1.5-2.5 cm across.
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Derivation of specific name: japonica: from Japan
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Worldwide distribution: Japan and south China
Growth form(s): Tree.
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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Cryptomeria japonica
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Cryptomeria japonica
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Cryptomeria japonica
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Cryptomeria japonica
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Cryptomeria japonica
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Cryptomeria japonica
JSTOR Plant Science: Cryptomeria japonica
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Cryptomeria japonica
Plants of the World Online: Cryptomeria japonica
Tropicos: Cryptomeria japonica
Wikipedia: Cryptomeria japonica


Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2002-24

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2024). Flora of Zimbabwe: Cultivated Plants: Species information: Cryptomeria japonica.
https://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/cult/species.php?species_id=166470, retrieved 28 March 2024

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