Cercidiphyllum japonicum

Cercidiphyllum japonicum
The "Great Katsura of Wachi", Torokawataira, Kami, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Saxifragales
Family: Cercidiphyllaceae
Genus: Cercidiphyllum
Species:
C. japonicum
Binomial name
Cercidiphyllum japonicum

Cercidiphyllum japonicum, known as the Katsura (from its Japanese name カツラ, 桂), is a species of flowering tree in the family Cercidiphyllaceae native to China and Japan. It is sometimes called caramel tree for the light caramel smell it emits during leaf fall.[2]

  1. ^ Barstow, M. (2020). "Cercidiphyllum japonicum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T32332A67739810. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-1.RLTS.T32332A67739810.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ Katsura - the Caramel tree. In h2g2.com.

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