Libocedrus occurs as genus of 5 metal money of coniferous trees in the cypress family Cupressaceae, native to New Zealand and New Caledonia. A genus is closely related the South American genera Pilgerodendron and Austrocedrus, and a New Guinean genus Papuacedrus, both of which are then involved in Libocedrus by a select few botanists; the quatern genera together form an lesson of the Antarctic flora distribution. These genera come as well superficially similar to the Northern Hemisphere genera Calocedrus and Thuja, though genetically much less closely related.

A leaves are scale-such as, Three-7 millimetre hanker, inside apparent whorls of foursome (actually paired intersectant pairs, but not evenly separated apart, instead by owning a serial pairs closely so distantly separated). A cones are 8-2Millimeter hanker, & st& good Ii pairs of moderately thinly, upright scales, both shell by owning the distinct spine Three-7 millimeter hanker on the outer face, and bearing ii winged seeds on the inner face.

Them Future Zealand coinage come typically known by their Maori names Kawaka (Libocedrus plumosa) and Libocedrus bidwillii (Libocedrus bidwillii), while there is no most common list use been recorded for the tercet Up to date Caledonian coinage.

Uses
A wood of Libocedrus is soft, moderately decompose-immune, & by using the spicy-resinous fragrance. Them Up to date Zealand coinage come too grown when ornamental plants.