Cryptomeria

"Sugi" redirects here. For other uses, see Sugi (disambiguation) and Cryptomeria (disambiguation).

Cryptomeria
Plate from "Flora Japonica" by Philipp Franz von Siebold and Joseph Gerhard Zuccarini
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Gymnospermae
Division: Pinophyta
Class: Pinopsida
Order: Cupressales
Family: Cupressaceae
Subfamily: Taxodioideae
Genus: Cryptomeria
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Species:
C. japonica
Binomial name
Cryptomeria japonica
Synonyms
Synonyms list
    • Cryptomeria araucarioides Henkel & W.Hochst.
    • Cryptomeria compacta Beissn.
    • Cryptomeria elegans Jacob-Makoy
    • Cryptomeria fortunei Hooibr. ex Billain
    • Cryptomeria generalis E.H.L.Krause
    • Cryptomeria kawaii Hayata
    • Cryptomeria lobbiana Billain
    • Cryptomeria lobbii (Carrière) Lavallée
    • Cryptomeria mairei (H.Lév.) Nakai
    • Cryptomeria mucronata Beissn.
    • Cryptomeria nana Lindl. & Gordon
    • Cryptomeria nigricans Carrière
    • Cryptomeria pungens Beissn.
    • Cryptomeria variegata Beissn.
    • Cryptomeria viridis Beissn.
    • Cupressus japonica Thunb. ex L.f.
    • Cupressus mairei H.Lév.
    • Schubertia japonica (Thunb. ex L.f.) Jacques
    • Schubertia japonicum (Thunb. ex L. f.) Brongn.
    • Taxodium japonicum (Thunb. ex L.f.) Brongn.

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.

Cone and seed
  1. ^ Thomas, P.; Katsuki, T.; Farjon, A. (2013). "Cryptomeria japonica". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T39149A2886821. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T39149A2886821.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ This kanji for used for sugi is the same as used for the hanzi for shan, which is used for other species, for instance, shui shan, water fir, Metasequoia glyptostroboides.
  3. ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "​Cryptomeria japonica​". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
  4. ^ "Japanese cedar tree". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
  5. ^ BSBI List 2007 (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2014-10-17.