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300px|thumb|Tetraclinis forest at Al Hoceima National Park

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Vinony's link graph records 214 inbound references to Tetraclinis, and connects out to Cupressaceae, Taiwania cryptomerioides and Xanthocyparis.

It is catalogued under topics including Cupressaceae, Drought-tolerant plants and Drought-tolerant trees.

Vinony links it to 11 Wikipedia language editions.

Species

GENUS

  1. KingdomPlantae
  2. PhylumTracheophyta
  3. ClassPinopsida
  4. OrderPinales
  5. FamilyCupressaceae
Native toAlgeria, Libya, Morocco, Sicilia, Spain, Tunisia
Observations recorded2,656

via GBIF · Kew POWO

Museum specimens

Specimen records
59
With media
4
Family
Cupressaceae
Collections
UCMP, RSA, UOMNH, UF, MO
Recorded in
United States, Tunisia, Morocco

Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Cupressaceae
Image
Tetraclinis articulata8.jpg
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taxon name
Tetraclinis
taxon rank
genus
topic's main category
Category:Tetraclinis
taxon common name
香漆柏属
Commons category
Tetraclinis
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Encyclopedic overview

8 sections
Contents
  • 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.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Tetraclinis” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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