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Platycladus orientalis
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species of plant
OverviewAI-generated
Platycladus orientalis is a species of plant in the family Cupressaceae. It belongs to the kingdom Plantae, phylum Tracheophyta, class Pinopsida, and order Pinales. The scientific name is cited as Platycladus orientalis (L.) Franco.
The species has been assessed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List in 2013. Records indicate its presence in Mexico, the United States, and China.
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Species
Near ThreatenedPlatycladus orientalis
SPECIES
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassPinopsida
- OrderPinales
- FamilyCupressaceae
General: Platycladus orientalis is rated as Near Threatened (NT
via GBIF · IUCN · Kew POWO
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 859
- With media
- 671
- Family
- Cupressaceae
- Collections
- CICY, IIB-UV, MOR, USCH, UACH, CHSC
- Recorded in
- Mexico, United States, China
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Platycladus
- Image
- Platycladus orientalis Simatai.jpg
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- taxon range
- Tianjin
- taxon rank
- species
- IUCN conservation status
- Near Threatened
- taxon name
- Platycladus orientalis
- Commons category
- Platycladus orientalis
- Commons gallery
- Platycladus orientalis
- short name
- P. orientalis
- taxon author citation
- (L.) Franco
- taxon common name
- vzhodni klek
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Encyclopedic overview
Platycladus is a monotypic genus of evergreen coniferous trees in the cypress family Cupressaceae, containing only one species, Platycladus orientalis, also known as Chinese thuja, Oriental arborvitae, Chinese arborvitae, biota or Oriental thuja. It is native to northeastern parts of East Asia and North Asia, but is also now naturalised as an introduced species in other regions of the Asian continent.
Description
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