Species

Cryptomeria japonica

Etymology

Cryptomeria: From the Greek kryptos 'hidden' and meros 'a part', referring to the latent characters or parts of the tree not easily being understood
japonica: of Japan

Common Name(s)

Japanese cedar

Authority

Cryptomeria japonica (Thunb. ex L.f.) D.Don

Family

Cupressaceae

Flora Category

Vascular - Exotic

NVS Species Code

CRYJAP

The National Vegetation Survey (NVS) Databank is a physical archive and electronic databank containing records of over 94,000 vegetation survey plots - including data from over 19,000 permanent plots. NVS maintains a standard set of species code abbreviations that correspond to standard scientific plant names from the Ngä Tipu o Aotearoa - New Zealand Plants database.

Structural Class

Gymnosperm Trees & Shrubs

Flower Colours

No Flowers

Year Naturalised

1957

Origin

Japan

This page last updated on 25 Mar 2010