Chamaecyparis Chamaecyparis, (A. Murray) Parl.

1. C. iawsoniana (A. Murray) Parl. View in CoL , Ann. Mus. Stor. Nat. Firenze nov. ser., 1: 181 (1866).

Tree up to 65 m. Leaves opposite and decussate, the lateral ones larger than the others, all closely appressed, acute, with translucent glands, and with white markings beneath. Male cone pink or red; female cone c. 8 mm in diameter, globose, yellowish-brown when ripe; scales 8, each with a central depression in which is a projecting ridge. Seeds 2-4(-5) on each scale, ovoid, with conspicuous resinous tubercles, winged. Widely planted for timber and for shelter, locally naturalized. [AuBrDa Ga Ge Hb ltLuNoRmTu.] (W. UnitedStates.)

Other commonly cultivated species are C. obtusa (Siebold & Zucc.) Siebold & Zucc. in Endl., Syn. Conif. 63 (1847), with obtuse leaves, minutely glandular, with white X- or Y-shaped markings beneath; C. pisifera (Siebold & Zucc.) Siebold & Zucc. in Endl., Syn. Conif. 64 (1847), with acute, obscurely glandular leaves with white markings beneath and cones 5-6 mm in diameter; and C. nootkatensis (Lamb.) Spach , 7/wt Vég. (Phan.) 2: 333 (1834), with dull green, eglandular leaves without white markings and with cones which ripen early in the second year. The first two are native to Japan and the third to W. North America.