Cypress genus - Cypress

Japanese: イトスギ属 - いとすぎぞく
Cypress genus - Cypress

...The heartwood is yellowish and has a potato-like smell. In Japan, it is also called Beihiba. The cones ripen in the second year, and it may produce natural intergeneric hybrids with the Monterey cypress, Cupressus macrocarpa Gord. The white cedar, Chamaecyparis thyoides BSP, grows to a height of 25 m in the swamps and wetlands of eastern North America.

*Some of the terminology that refers to the "Cypress" genus is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…心材は黄色を帯びジャガイモ臭があり,日本ではベイヒバとも呼ばれる。球果が2年目に熟し,イトスギ属のモントレーサイプレスCupressus macrocarpa Gord.と自然の属間雑種をつくることもある。北アメリカ東部の沼沢や湿潤地には高さ25mになるヌマヒノキChamaecyparis thyoides B.S.P.(英名white cedar)が分布する。…

※「イトスギ属」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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