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Tetraclinis
300px|thumb|Tetraclinis forest at Al Hoceima National Park
Species
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassPinopsida
- OrderPinales
- FamilyCupressaceae
Native toAlgeria, Libya, Morocco, Sicilia, Spain, Tunisia
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Cupressaceae
- Image
- Tetraclinis articulata8.jpg
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Article
8 sectionsContents
- Distribution and habitat
- Taxonomy
- Description
- Uses and symbolism
- Cultivation
- Fossil record
- Gallery
- References
300px|thumb|Tetraclinis forest at Al Hoceima National Park
Tetraclinis (also called arar, araar or Sictus tree) is a genus of evergreen coniferous trees in the cypress family Cupressaceae, containing only one species, Tetraclinis articulata, also known as Thuja articulata, sandarac, sandarac tree or Barbary thuja, endemic to the western Mediterranean region, particularly in southern Europe and North Africa.