Chiba University Matsudo/Kashiwa Campus Plant Database

ID: 461

Genus ja: コウヨウザン

Genus en: China fir

# spp.: N/A (from genus_families table) | 5 (from names table)

Accepted:

Family: Cupressaceae

Family ja: ヒノキ

Infra familial classification:

Distribution en:

Description en: Genus of 2 or 3 species of evergreen, monoecious, coniferous trees from forests of China and Taiwan. They have thick, fibrous, red-brown bark and stiff, sharply pointed, narrowly lance-shaped, mid- to dark green leaves, densely arranged in 2 ranks in the same plane. Solitary female cones are brown and spherical to ovoid-conical; spherical, yellow-brown male cones are borne in clusters. They are closely related to the redwoods (Sequoia), although the foliage is similar to that of the monkey puzzle tree (Araucaria araucana). Grow as a specimen tree.

Hardiness en: Fully hardy.

Cultivation en:

Propagation en: Sow seed in containers in a cold frame in spring. Root ripe-wood cuttings in summer.

Pests en: Trouble free.

Description ja:

Comment: E.Asia

Comment ja: コウヨウザン，ランダイスギ

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Update information: Created: 2007-12-06 12:51; Updated: 2026-03-03 21:57