Cryptomeria
Species of conifer in the family Cupressaceae / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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"Sugi" redirects here. For other uses, see Sugi (disambiguation) and Cryptomeria (disambiguation).
Cryptomeria (literally "hidden parts") is a monotypic genus of conifer in the cypress family Cupressaceae. It includes only one species, Cryptomeria japonica (syn. Cupressus japonica L.f.). It used to be considered by some to be endemic to Japan, where it is known as Sugi (杉).[2] The tree is called Japanese cedar[3] or Japanese redwood[4][5] in English. It has been extensively introduced and cultivated for wood production on the Azores.
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Cryptomeria | |
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Plate from "Flora Japonica" by Philipp Franz von Siebold and Joseph Gerhard Zuccarini | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Gymnospermae |
Division: | Pinophyta |
Class: | Pinopsida |
Order: | Cupressales |
Family: | Cupressaceae |
Subfamily: | Taxodioideae |
Genus: | Cryptomeria D.Don |
Species: | C. japonica |
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Cryptomeria japonica | |
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