ACCESSION NO: KFRIw 160

  • Scientific Name: Cryptomeria japonica (Thunb. ex L.f.) D.Don
  • Family: Cupressaceae (Taxodiaceae)
  • Common Name: Sugi
  • പൊതുവായ പേരുകള്‍: സുജി, സുഗി
  • Native: Central & South Japan
  • Specimen from:
  • Region: Australia
  • General Characteristics: Shoot with mature cones and immature male cones at the top, is a very large evergreen tree, reaching up to 70 m (230 ft) tall and 4 m (13 ft) trunk diameter, with red-brown bark which peels in vertical strips. The leaves are arranged spirally, needle-like, 0.5–1 cm long; and the seed cones are globular.
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