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