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Cupressaceae

Chinese swamp cypress

Glyptostrobus pensilis (D.Don) K.Koch

Family
Cupressaceae
Genus
Glyptostrobus

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Chinese swamp cypress: Glyptostrobus pensilis in einem Park in der Nähe von Kusatsu (Shiga-ken, JP).
Photo: Michael Becker, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (17)
Cantonese
水松
Chinese
水松, 水松枝叶, 水松球果, 水松皮
Czech
Patisovec převislý
English
Chinese swamp cypress, Chinese water fir
Finnish
Deltasypressi
Hungarian
Kínai mocsárciprus
Japanese
スイショウ, 水松
koi
Глиптостробус
kv
Глиптостробус
lzh
水松
mnc
ᠮᡠᡴᡩᠠᠨ ᠮᠣᠣ
mrj
Глиптостробус
Persian
سرو باتلاقی چینی
Polish
Wyżłob
Russian
Глиптостробус повислый
udm
Глиптостробус
Vietnamese
Thông nước

Synonyms

  • Cuprespinnata heterophylla (Brongn.) J.Nelson
  • Cuprespinnata sinensis (J.Forbes) J.Nelson
  • Cupressus nucifera Carrière
  • Glyptostrobus aquaticus (Roxb.) R.Parker
  • Glyptostrobus heterophyllus (Brongn.) Endl.
  • Glyptostrobus sinensis A.Henry ex Loder
  • Juniperus aquatica Roxb.
  • Sabina aquatica (Roxb.) Antoine
  • Schubertia nucifera Denham ex Endl.
  • Taxodium heterophyllum Brongn.
  • Taxodium japonicum Dehnh. ex Gordon
  • Taxodium japonicum var. heterophyllum Brongn.
  • Taxodium sinense J.Forbes
  • Thuja lavandulifolia Poir.
  • Thuja pensilis Abel
  • Thuja pensilis Staunton ex D.Don

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.