Published in Farjon, A. In: A Handbook of the World’s Conifers. Vol. 1 & 2. E. J. Brill, Leiden & Boston. 1112 pp. (2010).
The native range of this species is China (Sichuan to NW. Zhejiang ), Central & S. Japan. It is a tree and grows primarily in the temperate biome. It is used as a medicine, has environmental uses and for food.