PLANTS Profile for Cercidiphyllum japonicum (katsura tree)

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Cercidiphyllum japonicum Siebold & Zucc.
katsura tree

Symbol:

CEJA2

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Cercidiphyllaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Tree

Native Status:

L48

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Photo of Cercidiphyllum japonicum Siebold & Zucc.

R.A. Howard. ©Smithsonian Institution. Courtesy of Smithsonian Institution, Richard A. Howard Photograph Collection. Japan. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires permission of the copyright holder.

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Cercidiphyllum japonicum Siebold & Zucc.

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Native Status:
Cercidiphyllum japonicum Siebold & Zucc.


View Distribution	Native Introduced

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USA (MA, NY, OH, PA)

Related Taxa:
Cercidiphyllum japonicum Siebold & Zucc.

View 1 genera in Cercidiphyllaceae, 1 species in Cercidiphyllum

Classification:
Cercidiphyllum japonicum Siebold & Zucc.

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Hamamelididae
Order	Hamamelidales
Family	Cercidiphyllaceae – Katsura-tree family
Genus	Cercidiphyllum Siebold & Zucc. – katsura tree
Species	Cercidiphyllum japonicum Siebold & Zucc. – katsura tree

Introduced Information:
Cercidiphyllum japonicum Siebold & Zucc.

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

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More Accounts and Images:
Cercidiphyllum japonicum Siebold & Zucc.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 501368.

View species account from Kemper Center for Home Gardening.

Time Generated: 05/24/2013 06:03 AM CDT