- Family: Cupressaceae Gray
- Genus: Cryptomeria D.Don
Cryptomeria japonica (Thunb. ex L.f.) D.Don
- Genus: Cryptomeria D.Don
This species is accepted, and its native range is Central & S. Japan.
Descriptions
According to EDGE Gymnosperms
[EDGE]Forest, F. et al. 2018. Gymnosperms on the EDGE. Scientific Reports 8: 6053. doi:10.1038/s41598-018-24365-4.
- Conservation
- Cryptomeria japonica is rated as Near Threatened (NT) according to IUCN Red List criteria and has received a EDGE score of -2.29, which places it in position 508 on the EDGE Gymnosperm list. It has a Evolutionary Distinctiveness of 25.26, ranked 46. More information on the EDGE Gymnosperm project here https://www.edgeofexistence.org.
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Distribution
Native to:
Japan
Introduced into:
Azores, China South-Central, China Southeast, Czechoslovakia, Korea, Mauritius, New Zealand North, Réunion
Synonyms
- Cryptomeria compacta Beissn.
- Cryptomeria generalis E.H.L.Krause
- Cryptomeria japonica subsp. sinensis (Miq.) P.D.Sell
- Cryptomeria kawaii Hayata
- Cryptomeria lobbiana Billain
- Cryptomeria lobbii (Carrière) Lavallée
- Cryptomeria mairei (H.Lév.) Nakai
- Cryptomeria mucronata Beissn.
- Cryptomeria nigricans Carrière
- Cryptomeria pungens Beissn.
- Cryptomeria variegata Beissn.
- Cryptomeria viridis Beissn.
- Cupressus japonica Thunb. ex L.f.
- Cupressus mairei H.Lév.
- Schubertia japonica (Thunb. ex L.f.) Jacques
- Taxodium japonicum (Thunb. ex L.f.) Brongn.
Other Data
Cryptomeria japonica (Thunb. ex L.f.) D.Don appears in other Kew resources:
Herbarium Catalogue (38 records)
| Date | Reference | Identified As | Barcode | Type Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 1, 2000 | Wilson, E.H. [3008], China | K000087927 | ||
| Nov 1, 2000 | Wilson, E.H. [4077], China | K000087931 | ||
| Nov 1, 1998 | Wilson, E.H. [7627], Japan | K000087941 | ||
| Nov 1, 1998 | Wilson, E.H. [6011], Japan | K000087942 | ||
| Nov 1, 1998 | Rock, J.F. [12001], China | K000087937 | ||
| Nov 1, 1998 | Tso, C.L. [1495], China | K000087948 | ||
| Nov 1, 1998 | Tso, C.L. [1233], China | K000087949 | ||
| Nov 1, 1998 | Hotta, M. [11754], Japan | K000087939 | ||
| Nov 1, 1998 | Ching, R.C. [3326], China | K000087929 | ||
| Nov 1, 1998 | Faber, E. [990], Sichuan | K001090480 | ||
| Nov 1, 1998 | Meyer, F.N. [1597], China | K000087933 | ||
| Nov 1, 1998 | Tsiang, Y. [8850], China | K000087934 | ||
| Nov 1, 1998 | Maximowicz, C.J. [s.n.], Japan | K000087943 | ||
| Nov 1, 1998 | Cheng, W.C. [105], China | K000087925 | ||
| Nov 1, 1998 | Fortune, R. [16], Jiangsu | K000087946 | lectotype | |
| Nov 1, 1998 | Fortune, R. [s.n.], China | K000087928 | ||
| Nov 1, 1998 | Fortune, R. [16], China | K001090478 | isolectotype | |
| Nov 1, 1998 | Mobbs, R.H. [s.n.], China | K000087926 | ||
| Nov 1, 1998 | Law, Y.W. [833], China | K000087932 | ||
| Nov 1, 1998 | Silvestri, C. [105], China | K000087930 | ||
| Nov 1, 1998 | Maire, E.E. [62], China | K000087936 | ||
| Nov 1, 1998 | Maire, E.E. [2459], China | K000087935 | ||
| Nov 1, 1998 | Takahashi, M. [s.n.], Japan | K000087938 | ||
| Nov 1, 1998 | Takahashi, M. [230], Japan | K000087940 | ||
| Nov 1, 1998 | Chow, K.S. [80268], China | K000087947 | ||
| Nov 1, 1998 | Faurie, U.J. [Père] [135], Japan | K000087944 | ||
| Nov 1, 1998 | Home, J.E. [s.n.], Zhejiang | K000087945 | ||
| Nov 1, 1998 | Siebold, P.F. von [s.n.], Japan | K001090479 | ||
| 22356.000 | ||||
| 73143.000 | ||||
| 73137.000 | ||||
| 73138.000 | ||||
| 73139.000 | ||||
| 73141.000 | ||||
| 73144.000 | ||||
| Farjon, A. | 73136.000 | |||
| Farjon, A., United Kingdom | 73140.000 | |||
| Farjon, A. | 73142.000 |
Bibliography
First published in Trans. Linn. Soc. London 18: 167 (1839)
Accepted by
- 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.
- 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.
- Bosser, J. & al. (eds.) (1997). Flore des Mascareignes 27-30bis: 1. IRD Éditions, MSIRI, RBG-Kew, Paris.
- Tutin, T.G. & al. (eds.) (1993). Flora Europaea ed. 2, 1: 1-581. Cambridge University Press.
Literature
Kew Backbone Distributions
- 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.
- Bosser, J. & al. (eds.) (1997). Flore des Mascareignes 27-30bis: 1. IRD Éditions, MSIRI, RBG-Kew, Paris.
- Tutin, T.G. & al. (eds.) (1993). Flora Europaea ed. 2, 1: 1-581. Cambridge University Press.
Sources
Art and Illustrations in Digifolia
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EDGE Gymnosperms
EDGE of Existence (Gymnosperms)
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Herbarium Catalogue Specimens
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Kew Backbone Distributions
The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Selected Plant Families 2019. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/
© Copyright 2017 World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone
The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Selected Plant Families 2019. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/
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