What is "calocedrus"

Calocedrus \Calocedrus\ n. a genus of tall evergreens of West North America and East Asia; formerly included in genus Libocedrus.

Syn: genus Calocedrus.

Calocedrus (common name incense cedar, alternatively spelled incense-cedar) is a genus of coniferous trees in the cypress family Cupressaceae first described as a genus in 1873. It is native to eastern Asia and western North America. The generic name means "beautiful cedar".