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Chamaecyparis
Sign in to saveChamaecyparis, common names cypress or false cypress (to distinguish it from related cypresses), is a genus of conifers in the cypress family Cupressaceae, native to eastern Asia (Japan and Taiwan) and to the western and eastern margins of the United States. The name is derived from the Greek khamai (χαμαί), meaning "on the earth", and kuparissos (κυπάρισσος) for "cypress".
Species
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassPinopsida
- OrderPinales
- FamilyCupressaceae
扁柏屬（學名：Chamaecyparis）是柏科下的一屬，共六種，學術上真正稱為檜木者乃屬於扁柏屬的物種。扁柏屬植物具有濃郁香氣、防蟲性佳、不易腐朽等極佳的木材特性，因此具有極高的經濟價值，被用做木材、建材、家具、盆栽等用途，因此人為砍伐使部分物種被列為保護物種。該屬之物種都長得高、大且長壽，分布在北美洲、日本、台灣，其他地區則為人為栽種；而台灣是檜木生長的最南界，也是唯一亞熱帶氣候卻能擁有檜木生長的地區。
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 900
- With media
- 212
- Family
- Cupressaceae
- Collections
- UCMP
- Recorded in
- United States
Research
411 papers- Yellow-Cedar, Callitropsis (Chamaecyparis) nootkatensis, Secondary Metabolites, Biological Activities, and Chemical Ecology.Journal of chemical ecology · 2018
- The Precious Potential of the Sacred Tree Chamaecyparis obtusa (Siebold & Zucc.) Endl. as a Source of Secondary Metabolites with Broad Biological Applications.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024
- Chamaecyparis lawsoniana Leaf Essential Oil as a Potential Anticancer Agent: Experimental and Computational Studies.Plants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023
- Chamaecyparis lawsoniana and Its Active Compound Quercetin as Ca(2+) Inhibitors in the Contraction of Airway Smooth Muscle.Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024
- Anti-Inflammatory Effect of Chamaecyparis obtusa (Siebold & Zucc.) Endl. Leaf Essential Oil.Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Subclass of
- tree
- Parent taxon
- Cupressaceae
- Image
- Atlantic White Cypress Chatsworth NJ 1.jpg
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- pacipresa
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Chamaecyparis, common names cypress or false cypress (to distinguish it from related cypresses), is a genus of conifers in the cypress family Cupressaceae, native to eastern Asia (Japan and Taiwan) and to the western and eastern margins of the United States. The name is derived from the Greek khamai (χαμαί), meaning "on the earth", and kuparissos (κυπάρισσος) for "cypress".
They are medium-sized to large evergreen trees growing from tall, with foliage in flat sprays. The leaves are of two types, needle-like juvenile leaves on young seedlings up to a year old, and scale-like adult leaves. The cones are globose to oval, with 8-14 scales arranged in opposite decussate pairs; each scale bears 2-4 small seeds.
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