Chamaecyparis_obtusa
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Chamaecyparis obtusa (Japanese cypress, hinoki cypress or hinoki; Japanese: 檜 or 桧, hinoki) is a species of cypress native to central Japan in East Asia, and widely cultivated in the temperate northern hemisphere for its high-quality timber and ornamental qualities, with many cultivars commercially available. It once existed outside Asia with a range that stretched to Germany during the Miocene. H
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| A 700-year-old hinoki tree at Daichi-ji temple in Gifu Prefecture, Japan | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Gymnospermae |
| Division: | Pinophyta |
| Class: | Pinopsida |
| Order: | Cupressales |
| Family: | Cupressaceae |
| Genus: | Chamaecyparis |
| Species: | C. obtusa
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| Chamaecyparis obtusa | |
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Chamaecyparis obtusa var. formosana | |
Look up "Chamaecyparis_obtusa" on WikipediaWikipedia Categories
- Chamaecyparis
- Trees of Japan
- Ornamental trees
- Garden plants of Asia
- Plants used in bonsai
- Endemic flora of Japan
- Plants described in 1844
- Five sacred trees of Kiso
- Near threatened flora of Asia
- Taxonbars with 25–29 taxon IDs
- IUCN Red List near threatened species
- Taxa named by Joseph Gerhard Zuccarini
- Taxa named by Philipp Franz von Siebold
- Taxonbars with automatically added basionyms
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