Genus of conifers
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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 ,[ 5] Oriental arborvitae ,[ 6] Chinese arborvitae , biota or Oriental thuja . It is native to northeastern parts of East Asia and North Asia ,[ 3] [ 7] [ 8] but is also now naturalised as an introduced species in other regions of the Asian continent.
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^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Platycladus orientalis " . The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov) . Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 7 October 2015 .
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^ Fu, Liguo; Yu, Yong-fu; Adams, Robert P.; Farjon, Aljos. "Platycladus orientalis " . Flora of China . Vol. 4 – via eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden , St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria , Cambridge, MA.