Cunninghamia TAXODIACEAE-CUPRESSACEAE Oiamaecyparis 



5. Cunninghamia R. Br. Chinese Fir t^^M (Shan Mu Shu) 

 Evergreen trees with whorled spreading brs. and foliage resembling that of Aran- 

 carta: Ivs. linear-lanceolate, serrulate, stiff and sharp-pointed, with 2 broad white bands 

 beneath, spirally arranged but appearing in 2 ranks: staminate cones oblong, in small 

 terminal clusters; pistillate cones subglobose, with coriaceous scales, each scale bearing 

 3 narrowly- winged seeds. Two species, in eastern Asia. (After James Cunningham 

 who discovered our species in 1702.) 

 1. Cunninghamia lanceolata (Lamb.) Hook, %,-fc (Shan Mu; Fir Tree) (R.M. 51). 

 Pyramidal tree, to 25 m.; sprouting from roots and stump if cut back. Important 

 timber tree of central and southern China. 



33. CUPRESSACEAE Cypress Family ffi^C^f (Pai Mu K'o) 



Resinous monoecious or dioecious evergreen trees or shrubs with opposite or 

 whorled usually scale-like dccurrent Ivs.: staminate and ovulate cones small, terminal 

 or axillary; anthers 2-6-celled; ovulate scales with 1-many ovules: frtg. cones woody, 

 chartaceous or berry-like, with peltate, wedgeshaped or imbricated scales: seeds 

 ivithout icings, 2-5 under each fertile cone scale. 15 genera with 125 species, widely 

 distributed; 6 genera and 30 species in China. 



Key to the Genera 

 A. Frtg. cones woody or chartaceous, not berry like. 



Cones oblong, maturing in one season; scales imbricated: brts. 



flattened 1. Thuja 



Cones nearly glabrous; scales peltate. 

 Cones maturing in one season; seeds 2-5 on each scale: brts. 



flattened 2. Chamaecyparis 



Cones maturing the second season; seeds many under each 



scale: brts. cylindric or flattened 3. Cupressus 



AA. Frtg. cones berry-like: Ivs. dimorphic, scale-like and acicular: brts. 



cylindric, not flattened 4 . Juniperus 



1. Thuja Linn. Arborvitae flJlftM (Ts'e Pai Shu) 

 Wood aromatic: brts. flattened: Ivs. opposite, scale-like: staminate and ovulate 

 cones very small: frtg. cones oblong or ovoid, with 8-12 imbricated scales, the middle 

 2 or 3 of which are fertile, each bearing 2-3 thick wingless (ours) seeds. 6 species, 

 in eastern Asia and North America; 2 in China. (The Greek name.) 



1. Thuja orientalis Linn. Oriental Arborvitae $l]ft (Ts'e Pai; Sideways Cedar) 

 (R.M. 54). Pyramidal or bushy tree, to 20 m.; fls. I; fr. VIII-IX. Northern, cen- 

 tral and western China, Korea; locally in An., KL, Ku. Woodland, often planted. 

 Fig. 40. 



2. Chamaecyparis Spach B^Uffig (Jih Pen Pien Pai Shu) 

 Aromatic trees with drooping brs., the lower often reaching the ground: brts. 

 flattened: Ivs. scale-like: cones globose, maturing the first season: 2-5 tvinged seeds 

 to each scale. 6 species, in eastern Asia and North America; 2 in China. (Greek: 

 chamai, on the ground; and kyparissos, cypress.) 



1. Chamaecyparis obtusa (S. & Z.) Endl. Hinoki Cypress H^Jiffi (Jih p en Pien 

 Pai; Japanese Arborvitae) (R.M. 58). Tree, to 40m.; fls. IX; fr. X. Introduced 

 from Japan; locally in Ki., Ku. Planted, ornamental. 



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