Platycladus orientalis (Linn.) Franco cv. 'Semperaurescens', Dallimore and Jackson, rev. Harrison, Handb. Conif. and Ginkgo. ed. 4. 616. 1966.——Biota orientalis (Linn.) Endl. var. semperaurescens Lemoine ex Gord. Pinet ed. 2. 422. 1875.——Thuja orientalis Linn. var. semperaurescens (Gord.) Nichols. Illustr. Gard. 4: 34. 1889; Rehd. Man. Cult. Trees and Shrubs ed. 2. 54. 1940. ——Thuja orientalis Linn. f. semperaurescens (Gord.) Schneid. Silva Tarouca Uns. Ereil.-Nadelh. 286. 1913, "var. aurea f."; Rehd. Bibliogr. Cult. Trees and Shrubs 48. 1949.

矮型灌木，树冠球形，叶全年为金黄色。