Calocedrus
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needles of Calocedrus macrolepis
Translingual
Etymology
From Ancient Greek καλός (kalós, “beautiful”) + κέδρος (kédros, “cedar”).
Proper noun
Calocedrus m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Cupressaceae – the incense cedars.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; Pinopsida – class; Pinidae – subclass; Pinales – order; Cupressaceae – family; Cupressoideae - subfamily
Hyponyms
- (genus): Calocedrus macrolepis - type species; Calocedrus decurrens, Calocedrus formosana, †Calocedrus huashanensis, Calocedrus rupestris, †Calocedrus suleticensis - species
Further reading
Calocedrus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Calocedrus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Calocedrus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Calocedrus at National Center for Biotechnology Information
- Calocedrus at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- Calocedrus at USDA Plants database
- Calocedrus at Germplasm Resources Information Network
- Calocedrus at Tropicos
