Difference between revisions of "Taiwan incense cedar"
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| − | An ornamental evergreen tree native to Taiwan (Calocedrus formosana), and southwest China (Calocedrus macrolepis). The incense cedar tree has soft, decay-resistant wood that was exploited in Asia for building coffins. The trees are now rarely found in the wild. | + | An ornamental evergreen tree native to Taiwan (''Calocedrus formosana''), and southwest China (''Calocedrus macrolepis''). The incense cedar tree has soft, decay-resistant wood that was exploited in Asia for building coffins. The trees are now rarely found in the wild. |
== Synonyms and Related Terms == | == Synonyms and Related Terms == | ||
Revision as of 10:39, 25 January 2018
Description
An ornamental evergreen tree native to Taiwan (Calocedrus formosana), and southwest China (Calocedrus macrolepis). The incense cedar tree has soft, decay-resistant wood that was exploited in Asia for building coffins. The trees are now rarely found in the wild.
Synonyms and Related Terms
incense-cedar; taiwania; Calocedrus formosana; Chamaecyparis formiosana; Taiwania cryptomerioides
Additional Images
Taiwan cedar Taiwania cryptomerioides
Sources Checked for Data in Record
- Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, at http://www.wikipedia.com Comment: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Incense-cedar (Accessed Sept. 28, 2005)