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Hello everyone, I am Niu Niu, a blogger of wilderness life, and the plant I want to share with you today is bamboo cypress, and some people also call it coconut tree or luohan chai. This is a very special tree, its morphological characteristics and growing environment are very fascinating, and it has many interesting functions and values.
**Morphological characteristics**
First, let's take a look at the morphological characteristics of bamboo cypress. Bamboo cypress is an arbor capable of growing up to 20 meters tall with reddish-brown or dark purplish-red bark and is very smooth. Its branches are spread or stretched, and the overall canopy is shaped like a beautiful wide cone. The leaves are opposite, very leathery, ovate or lanceolate oval, dark green and shiny above, and light green below. These leaves take on a very beautiful greenery on the trees.
**Growing environment and origin**
Bamboo cypress is widely distributed in Zhejiang, Fujian, Jiangxi, Hunan, Guangdong, Guangxi and Sichuan in China. It usually grows in hilly areas no higher than 1600 meters above sea level, often forming beautiful forests with other evergreen species. Bamboo cypress prefers a shady environment, has a weak resistance to cold, and is more suitable for warm and humid climates. It grows best in loose and moist soils and acidic soils.
**Efficacy & Value**
Bamboo cypress not only has excellent ornamental performance, but also has some interesting ecological and medicinal properties. Its leaves and bark are able to continuously emit the rich aroma of cloves, which has a certain effect on purifying the air, resisting pollution and repelling mosquitoes.
In terms of medicinal use, the roots, stems, leaves and seeds of bamboo cypress contain a variety of beneficial chemical components, and are widely used to relieve tendons and activate blood, stop bleeding, gratuitous, treat traumatic fractures, knife wounds, gunshot wounds, mental diseases, eye diseases, anti-cold, etc. It is also rich in flavonoids and elemiene, and is known as a vascular scavenger, blood sugar guardian, anti-cancer warrior, and natural immune booster.
In addition, the seeds of bamboo cypress are also rich in oil, which can be used for industrial purposes to make high-quality edible oil. Its wood grain is straight and fine, which is very suitable for carving and furniture making, and has high economic value.
In general, bamboo cypress is a very special plant, not only beautiful, but also full of various magical effects and values. I hope you can learn more about this interesting plant and appreciate the wonders of nature. If you are interested, you can also try to plant some bamboo cypress to add a unique scenery to your life. That's the story I'm going to share about bamboo cypress today, I hope you enjoy it!