Japanese umbrella pine
Sciadopitys verticillata (Thunberg) Siebold et Zuccarini
[Sciadopityaceae]
Formerly, in Taxodiaseae
Sciadopityaceae has 1 genus and 1 species
Kouyamaki (コウヤマキ, 高野槇)
Lifeform: evergreen tree > 30 m high
Distribution: endemic to central to southern Japan (widespread in fossilrecords)
Sciadopitys verticillata transplantation in HU campus
[Left] A single tree. [Center] Crown and bark. [Right] leaves. The photos of the transplanted tree were taken in the campus of Hokkaido University on November 29, 2008.
References
- HUSTEP: Plants and Plant communities in Japan
flora list - Engler's syllabus (エングラー体系)