Kalmar "Genus" tana nufin rarrabuwa ta haraji wanda ke cikin nau'ikan bishiyoyi a cikin iyali Sciadopityoracea, ɗan ƙasa zuwa Japan. Sunan gama gari na bishiyar shine "Pine laima na Japan." Kalmar "Sciadopitys" ta fito ne daga kalmomin Helenanci "skia" ma'ana "inuwa" da "pys" ma'ana "pine," yana nufin siffar laima mai kama da rassan bishiyar da allura.
