Cupressus japonica Thunberg ex Linnaeus f., Suppl. Pl. 421. 1782; Taxodium japonicum (Thunberg ex Linnaeus f.) Brongniart.

Leaves ± straight at in least proximal 1/2, often recurved

apically on leader branchlets, arising at 35-45° to axis on leader branchlets, 45-55° on fertile branchlets, rigid and hard. Most pollen cones longer than their subtending leaf. Cone scales 20-30, each bearing 2-5 seeds; distal projections of bracts and cone scales 2-3.5 mm.

Cultivated as an ornamental and planted for timber. Anhui, Fujian, Gansu, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Shandong, Sichuan, Taiwan, Yunnan, Zhejiang [native to Japan].

Cultivated as an ornamental and planted for timber. Anhui, Fujian, Gansu, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Shandong, Sichuan, Taiwan, Yunnan, Zhejiang [native to Japan].