Chamaecyparis pisifera

Chamaecyparis pisifera, Oze National Park, Japan
Chamaecyparis pisifera (with Nucifraga caryocatactes), Mount Sanpoiwa, Japan

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Pinales 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Divisio: Tracheophyta
Divisio: Pinophyta
Classis: Pinopsida
Ordo: Pinales

Familia: Cupressaceae
Subfamilia: Cupressoideae
Genus: Chamaecyparis
Species:

Name

Chamaecyparis pisifera (Siebold & Zucc.) Endl., Syn. Conif.: 64 (1847).

Synonyms

  • Basionym
    • Retinispora pisifera Siebold & Zucc., Fl. Jap. 2: 39 (1844).
  • Homotypic
    • Cupressus pisifera (Siebold & Zucc.) F.Muell. in K.H.E.Koch, Dendrologie 2(2): 170 (1873).
    • Thuja pisifera (Siebold & Zucc.) Mast., J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 18: 489 (1881).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
  • Continental: Asia-Temperate
    • Regional: Eastern Asia
      • Japan (S. Honshu, C. Kyushu)

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

Additional references

  • Farjon, A. (2005). Monograph of Cupressaceae and Sciadopitys. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. ISBN 1-84246-068-4.

Vernacular names

  • dansk: Ærtecypres
  • Deutsch: Erbsenfrüchtige Scheinzypresse
  • English: Sawara Cypress
  • español: Ciprés de Sawara
  • eesti: Mägiebaküpress
  • suomi: Hernesypressi
  • galego: Ciprés de Sawara
  • 日本語: サワラ
  • 中文: 五彩松
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