Calocedrus formosana, Taiwan Incense-cedar; Chinese: 臺灣肖楠; pinyin: tái wān xiào nán or 臺灣翠柏) is a conifer in the cypress family, Cupressaceae, endemic to Taiwan.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Taiwanese incense-cedar being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Chamaecyparis obtusa
- Fokienia hodginsii
- Chamaecyparis pisifera
- Thujopsis dolabrata
- Chamaecyparis lawsoniana
- Chamaecyparis formosensis
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Pinopsida
- Order
- Pinales
- Family
- Cupressaceae
- Genus
- Calocedrus
- Species
- Calocedrus formosana
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