Onihiba - Onihiba

Japanese: オニヒバ - おにひば
Onihiba - Onihiba

...the subfamily Cupressaceae, which has fleshy cones, is sometimes separated from the former. The subfamily Cupressaceae includes the genus Chamaecyparis , the genus Thujopsis , the genus Thuja , the genus Juniperus , and the genus Sabina , which grow wild in Japan, as well as the genus Cupressus (distributed in North America, the Mediterranean coast, and China) and the genus Culocedrus ( C. decurrens Florin), which are cultivated in Japan. On the other hand, the subfamily Callitrisinae includes the genus Callitris (Tasmania to New Caledonia), the genus Neocallitris (New Caledonia), the genus Diselma (Tasmania), the genus Libocedrus (Southeast Asia to the Pacific Islands, Oregon to Mexico), the genus Actinostrobus (Western Australia), the genus Fitzroya , the genus Pilgerodendron , and the genus Austrocedrus in southern South America, and the genus Tetraclinis and the genus Widdringtonia , which are found along the Mediterranean coast and in southern Africa, respectively.

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Onihiba" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…多肉質の球果をもつネズミサシ亜科を前者から分けることもある。ヒノキ亜科にはヒノキ属Chamaecyparis,アスナロ属Thujopsis,クロベ属Thuja,ネズミサシ属Juniperus,ビャクシン属Sabinaなどが日本に自生するほか,イトスギ属Cupressus(北アメリカ,地中海沿岸,中国に分布),ショウナンボク属Culocedrus(オニヒバC.decurrens Florin)が栽植される。一方,カリトリス亜科には,カリトリス属Callitris(タスマニア~ニューカレドニア),ネオカリトリス属Neocallitris(ニューカレドニア),ディセルマ属Diselma(タスマニア),リボセドルス属Libocedrus(東南アジア~太平洋諸島,オレゴン~メキシコ),アクティノストロブス属Actinostrobus(西オーストラリア),南アメリカ南部にフィツロヤ属Fitzroya,ピルゲロデンドロン属Pilgerodendron,アウストロケドルス属Austrocedrusがあり,テトラクリニス属Tetraclinis,ウィドリングトニア属Widdringtoniaはそれぞれ地中海沿岸,アフリカ南部に分布する。…

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