臺灣特有種，常綠大喬木。樹皮厚，有深縱裂。小枝栗褐色。冬芽圓錐形，先端尖銳，外生微毛。葉旋生，略扭轉成2列，線形，平扁而微彎曲，先端銳或凹裂。雌雄同株異花；雄花腋生，長8mm，基部具多數鱗片。毬果懸垂，卵狀橢圓形，長約6cm；苞鱗線狀，較種鱗為長，先端3裂而反曲；種鱗菱形，全緣，質薄。種子有翅，全長約1.8cm。

An evergreen large tree, endemic to Taiwan. The bark is thick and deeply vertical-fissured. Branchlets are chestnut brown. Winter buds is shaped conical, apex acute, villous. Leaves are spirally arranged, slightly twisted into 2 rows, linear, flat and slightly curved, apex acute or concave.Monoecious; male flowers axillary, ca. 8 mm, with many scales on the base. Cone draping, ovate-elliptic, ca. 6 cm long; bract scale is shaped linear and longer than seed scales, apex 3-lobed and recurved; seed scale is rhombic, entire margin, thin. Winged seeds about 1.8 cm long.

全日照或半日照冷涼氣候，臺灣原生於中、高海拔山區，不耐炎熱。以富含有機質排水良好的土壤為佳，喜高濕度且介質經常溼潤的生長環境。種子繁殖。

The plant enjoys full-sun or partial sun and cold weather, native to medium and high-altitude mountains in Taiwan and not resistant to high temperature. It is better to cultivate in a soil with rich organic matter and prefers humid environments and constantly wet medium. Propagated by seeding.

材質優良，可供建築、橋樑、車輛、家具使用。樹型優美，可供庭園栽植之用。

The timber is a high-quality material used in buildings, bridges, vehicles and furniture. The tree is beautiful and can be used for gardening.