Plant Name: Platycladus orientalis (Platycladus orientalis)

Scientific name: Platycladus orientalis

Family and genus: Platycladus orientalis (gymnosperms) of Cupressaceae.

Morphological habits: evergreen trees. The bark is gray, the branchlets are flat, arranged in a compound leaf shape, and the leaves are all scaly and monoecious. The flowering period is April-May.

Origin: North of China. Unique to China.

Uses: ornamental, greening, wood, medicine.

Plant name: Sabina vulgaris

Scientific name: juniper in Taiwan Province.

Family and Genus: Sabina of Cupressaceae (gymnosperms)

Morphological habits: evergreen trees. The bark is brown, with only prickly leaves. These cones are nearly spherical and have white powder. The flowering period is April-May.

Origin: China.

Usage: View

Plant name: Sabina vulgaris

Scientific name: Pinus bungeana

Family and Genus: Sabina of Cupressaceae (gymnosperms)

Morphological habit: evergreen creeping shrub. Branches spread along the ground, slightly inclined upward, and 3 impellers were born. The flowering period is April-May.

Origin: Japan

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Plant name: Sabina vulgaris (Sabina vulgaris, Sabina vulgaris)

Scientific name: Pinus bungeana

Family and Genus: Pinus of Pinaceae (gymnosperms)

Morphological habits: evergreen trees. The bark is dark gray, the leaves are needle-like and prickly, and the cones are nearly spherical with white powder. Flowers bloom in April.

Origin: Central China.

Uses: ornamental, wood and seeds can be extracted with lubricating oil.

The cypress commonly referred to is the floorboard of cypress. There are at least 150 species of cypress in the world, 29 species are made in China and 5 species are introduced. Cypress is very adaptable, cosmopolitan, settled in the Rocky Mountains, and covered with green plants as usual. It can not only endure the heat of 40℃, but also endure the cold of -3 1℃, so it is called "the hero of transforming nature".

Towering cypress trees can often be seen in gardens, temples and places of interest in China, which cover the whole universe. Huangling Cooper grows in Xuanyuan Mausoleum Temple in huangling county, Shaanxi Province, with a height of 20m and a bust10m. It is said that it was planted by Emperor Xuanyuan and has a history of four or five thousand years. Castanopsis kawakamii, a famous "Ari Mountain Shenmu" in Taiwan Province Province, has a height of 58 meters, a DBH of 6.5 meters, a volume of 504 cubic meters and a tree age of more than 3,000 years. The ancients praised cypress as "the length of a hundred trees". Confucius once said: "You can't know pine and cypress without cold; It is not difficult to know a gentleman. " Confucius advocated pine and cypress, and there were many ancient cypresses in his hometown Qufu, Kong Ling, Kong Lin and Confucius Temple.

Our common Platycladus orientalis, also known as cypress and cedar, belongs to Cupressaceae, is an evergreen tree and a unique tree species in China. The height of the tree is 20m, DBH 1 m. Platycladus orientalis has moderate resistance to toxic gases such as sulfur dioxide, chlorine and hydrogen chloride, and has strong dust absorption performance. Chinese medicine uses twigs, leaves and seeds as medicine. Branches and leaves have the effect of cooling blood and stopping bleeding. Indications: hematemesis, nosebleed, hematochezia, hematuria and chronic bronchitis. The seed kernel is warm and sweet, which has the function of calming the nerves and moistening dryness, and is mainly used for insomnia, constipation and other diseases. Washing the leaves with water can cure lacquer sores and dermatitis.

The crushed branches and leaves of Platycladus orientalis have a strong aroma, and aromatic oil can be extracted. The wood of Platycladus orientalis is firm, delicate and fragrant, and it is the material for building, shipbuilding and making furniture.

In addition, cypress is also the place name of some places. For example, there is a township called "Baishu Township" in Ruyang County, Henan Province.