Description
Bamboo cypress (scientific name: Podocarpus nagi (Thunb.) Zoll. et Mor ex Zoll.) Other names: coconut tree, luohan chai, linden tree, mountain fir, sugar chicken, boat tree, Baofang, iron-clad tree, pig liver tree, big fruit Bamboo cypress, a tree of the genus Podocarpus genus Podocarpus, 20 meters high, opposite leaves, leathery, with many parallel veins, no midribs, round seeds, flowering from March to April, and seeds mature in October.
Bamboo cypress is an ancient gymnosperm. It originated from the Mesozoic Cretaceous period about 155 million years ago. It is called a living fossil. China is cultivated in Zhejiang, Fujian, Jiangxi, Hunan, Guangdong, Guangxi, Sichuan and other regions, and is also distributed in Japan.
Bamboo cypress has the effect of purifying the air, anti-pollution and strong mosquito repellent. It is an excellent material for carving, making furniture, and plywood. It has high ornamental, ecological, medicinal and economic value.
