Cupressaceae
Cryptomeria

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

First published in Ann. Nat. Hist. 1: 234 (1838)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Central & S. Japan. It is a tree and grows primarily in the temperate biome. It is used as a medicine, has environmental uses and for food.

Distribution

Native to:

Japan

Introduced into:

Azores, China South-Central, China Southeast, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, Føroyar, Great Britain, Korea, Mauritius, New Zealand North, Réunion, Sweden, Tunisia, Turkey

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Bosser, J. & al. (eds.) (1997). Flore des Mascareignes 27-30bis: 1. IRD Éditions, MSIRI, RBG-Kew, Paris.
  • Chang, C.S., Kim, H. & Chang, K.S. (2014). Provisional checklist of vascular plants for the Korea peninsula flora (KPF): 1-660. DESIGNPOST.
  • Danihelka, J. Chrtek, J. & Kaplan, Z. (2012). Checklist of vascular plants of the Czech Republic. Preslia. Casopsi Ceské Botanické Spolecnosti 84: 647-811.
  • El Mokni, R. (2024). New records of coniferous species (Gymnospermae, Pinidae) for the non-native woody flora of Tunisia and North Africa. Hacquetia 23: 119-136.
  • Farjon, A. (2010). A handbook of the world's Conifers 1: 1-526. BRILL, Leiden, Boston.
  • Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne.
  • Güner, A. (ed.) (2018). Resimli Türkiye Florası (Illustrated Flora of Turkey) 2: 1-1054. ANG Vakfı. Nezahat Gökyi˘git Botanik Bahçesi, Istambul.
  • Schäfer, H. (2021). Flora of the Azores a field guide: 1-445. Margraf Publishers GmbH.
  • Tutin, T.G. & al. (eds.) (1993). Flora Europaea ed. 2, 1: 1-581. Cambridge University Press.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Bosser, J. & al. (eds.) (1997). Flore des Mascareignes 27-30bis: 1. IRD Éditions, MSIRI, RBG-Kew, Paris.
  • Chang, C.S., Kim, H. & Chang, K.S. (2014). Provisional checklist of vascular plants for the Korea peninsula flora (KPF): 1-660. DESIGNPOST.
  • Danihelka, J. Chrtek, J. & Kaplan, Z. (2012). Checklist of vascular plants of the Czech Republic. Preslia. Casopsi Ceské Botanické Spolecnosti 84: 647-811.
  • El Mokni, R. (2024). New records of coniferous species (Gymnospermae, Pinidae) for the non-native woody flora of Tunisia and North Africa. Hacquetia 23: 119-136.
  • Güner, A. (ed.) (2018). Resimli Türkiye Florası (Illustrated Flora of Turkey) 2: 1-1054. ANG Vakfı. Nezahat Gökyi˘git Botanik Bahçesi, Istambul.
  • Jonsell, B. (ed.) (2000). Flora Nordica 1: 1-344. The Bergius Foundaton.
  • Stace, C. (2019). New Flora of the British Isles ed. 4: 1-1266. C & M Floristics.
  • Tutin, T.G. & al. (eds.) (1993). Flora Europaea ed. 2, 1: 1-581. Cambridge University Press.

Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R., & Celis, M. (eds.). (2020). Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia. v1.1. Universidad Nacional de Colombia. Dataset/Checklist. https://doi.org/10.15472/7avdhn
  • Bernal, R., S.R. Gradstein & M. Celis (eds.). 2019. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. http://catalogoplantasdecolombia.unal.edu.co
  • Diazgranados, M., Allkin, B., Black N., Cámara-Leret, R., Canteiro C., Carretero J., Eastwood R., Hargreaves S., Hudson A., Milliken W., Nesbitt, M., Ondo, I., Patmore, K., Pironon, S., Turner, R., Ulian, T. (2020). World Checklist of Useful Plant Species. Produced by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Knowledge Network for Biocomplexity.
  • FPI (2021). Food Plants International. https://fms.cmsvr.com/fmi/webd/Food_Plants_World?homeurl=https://foodplantsinternational.com/plants/
  • GBIF.org (2021). GBIF species matching tool. https://www.gbif.org/tools/species-lookup
  • GRIN (2021). Germplasm Resources Information Network from the United States Department of Agriculture. https://www.ars-grin.gov/
  • IUCN (2021). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2021-2. https://www.iucnredlist.org.
  • Medicinal Plant Names Services (MPNS) v.10 (2021); http://mpns.kew.org/

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Nov 1, 2000 Wilson, E.H. [3008] China K000087927 No
Nov 1, 2000 Wilson, E.H. [4077] China K000087931 No
Nov 1, 1998 Fortune, R. [16] China K001090478 Type Yes
Nov 1, 1998 Tsiang, Y. [8850] China K000087934 No
Nov 1, 1998 Maire, E.E. [2459] China K000087935 No
Nov 1, 1998 Fortune, R. [16] China K000087946 Lectotype Yes
Nov 1, 1998 Tso, C.L. [1495] China K000087948 No
Nov 1, 1998 Chow, K.S. [80268] China K000087947 No
Nov 1, 1998 Faurie, U.J., [Père] [135] Japan K000087944 No
Nov 1, 1998 Ching, R.C. [3326] China K000087929 No
Nov 1, 1998 Hotta, M. [11754] Japan K000087939 No
Nov 1, 1998 Meyer, F.N. [1597] China K000087933 No
Nov 1, 1998 Maximowicz, C.J. [s.n.] Japan K000087943 No
Nov 1, 1998 Mobbs, R.H. [s.n.] China K000087926 No
Nov 1, 1998 Home, J.E. [s.n.] China K000087945 Unknown Type Material Yes
Nov 1, 1998 Wilson, E.H. [6011] Japan K000087942 No
Nov 1, 1998 Tso, C.L. [1233] China K000087949 No
Nov 1, 1998 Rock, J.F. [12001] China K000087937 No
Nov 1, 1998 Wilson, E.H. [7627] Japan K000087941 No
Nov 1, 1998 Takahashi, M. [s.n.] Japan K000087938 No
Nov 1, 1998 Siebold, P.F., von [s.n.] Japan K001090479 Unknown Type Material Yes
Nov 1, 1998 Takahashi, M. [230] Japan K000087940 No
Nov 1, 1998 Law, Y.W. [833] China K000087932 No
Nov 1, 1998 Fortune, R. [s.n.] China K000087928 No
Nov 1, 1998 Maire, E.E. [62] China K000087936 No
Nov 1, 1998 Silvestri, C. [105] China K000087930 No
Nov 1, 1998 Faber, E. [990] China K001090480 Unknown Type Material Yes
Nov 1, 1998 Cheng, W.C. [105] China K000087925 No
K001069523 No
K:SPC-73138.000 No
Jolinon, J.C. [900] French Southern and Antarctic Lands K001622017 Yes
K:SPC-73137.000 No
K:SPC-73139.000 No
Farjon, A. K:SPC-73136.000 No
McNamara & Maunder (MBMX) [111] Japan K001069421 No
Farjon, A. United Kingdom K:SPC-73140.000 No
K:SPC-73143.000 No
K:SPC-73144.000 No
Sin Nomine [ s.n.] K001069422 No
Farjon, A.; Ortiz-Garcia, S. K:SPC-73142.000 No
K:SPC-22356.000 No
K:SPC-73141.000 No

Sources

  • Colombian resources for Plants made Accessible

    • ColPlantA 2021. Published on the Internet at http://colplanta.org
    • https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

  • EDGE Gymnosperms

    • EDGE of Existence (Gymnosperms)
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Living Collection Database

    • Common Names from Plants and People Africa http://www.plantsandpeopleafrica.com/

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images

  • Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0