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Platycladus orientalis

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Platycladus orientalis

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Also known as Oriental arbor-vitae, Chinese arborvitae, Thuja orientalis, Oriental Thuja

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.

Synthesized by Vinony from 33 facts across 7 sources: Wikidata, GBIF, Gbif Occ, IUCN Red List, Plants of the World, WoRMS, iDigBio. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

Species

Near Threatened

Platycladus orientalis

SPECIES

  1. KingdomPlantae
  2. PhylumTracheophyta
  3. ClassPinopsida
  4. OrderPinales
  5. FamilyCupressaceae
Observations recorded9,925

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
Sources (7)

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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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