Taiwan incense cedar
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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
Authority
- Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, at http://www.wikipedia.com Comment: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Incense-cedar (Accessed Sept. 28, 2005)