This species usually possesses simple leaves, whereas trifoliolate leaves are also recorded. 本种通常拥有单叶，而具三小叶的叶也被记录。
C. gigantea is a uni-predominant species in the arbor layer, microphyll and simple leaf hemicryptophytes are dominated in the shrub and grass layers. 巨柏是乔木层的单优势种，灌木层和草本层以全缘草质小型单叶地面芽植物为主。
