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Excerpt from The Conifers and Taxads of Japan, Vol. 8
The subfamily Taxodieae is represented by the endemic Sciadopitys verticillata S. Z. And by Cryptomeria japonica D. Don. The latter tree was discovered on the Chusan Islands in China by James Cunningham in 1701, but it is doubt ful if it is really indigenous anywhere outside of Japan. Of the subfamily Cupresseae, Chamaecypam's obtusa S. Z. Also grows in Formosa and Thuja Stan dishii Carr. In Korea. Except Junipems conferta Parl. And the little known J. Procumbens Sieb. No species of Juniper is peculiar to Japan, although the var. Nip pom'eo of J. Communis L. And var. Sargentii of J. Chinensis L. Must be so considered in the present state of our knowledge of these plants. Of the Japanese Taxaceae none is endemic. T orrego nucifem S. Z. Grows on the island of Quelpaert off the coast of southern Korea but is otherwise confined to Japan. T axus cuspidata S. Z. Grows in Korea and in eastern Siberia and is represented in China and Formosa by the var. Chinensis Rehd. Wils. Cephalotaxus drupacea S. Z. Reaches central China but is more generally represented there by the var. Sinensis Rehd. Wils. The two species of Podocarpus also grow in the Liukiu Islands and in Formosa. The Ginkgo is planted in Japan as in China and is probably unknown in the wild state. Three Chinese trees (cunninghamia lanceolata Hook., Cupressus funebris Endl. And Thuja orientalis L.) are sparingly planted in temple grounds and gardens in Japan but are uncommon and since they are not indigenous all further reference to them in these pages will be omitted.
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