Tetraclinis

Tetraclinis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Gymnospermae
Division: Pinophyta
Class: Pinopsida
Order: Cupressales
Family: Cupressaceae
Subfamily: Cupressoideae
Genus: Tetraclinis
Mast.
Species:
T. articulata
Binomial name
Tetraclinis articulata
Natural range
Synonyms
  • Callitris quadrivalvis Rich. & A.Rich.
  • Thuja articulata Vahl
Tetraclinis forest at Al Hoceima National Park

Tetraclinis (also called arar,[2] araar[3] 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,[4] sandarac, sandarac tree[5] or Barbary thuja,[6] endemic to the western Mediterranean region.

  1. ^ Sánchez Gómez, P.; Stevens, D.; Fennane, M.; Gardner, M.; Thomas, P. (2011). "Tetraclinis articulata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T30318A9534227. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T30318A9534227.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Tetraclinis articulata". The Gymnosperm Database. Retrieved 2011-02-13.
  3. ^ but it is ambiguous Arabic name also given to Juniperus phoenicea
  4. ^ Memidex: sandarac (wood) Retrieved 2012-05-16
  5. ^ Collins: sandarac and sandarac tree Retrieved 2012-05-16
  6. ^ Jacques Blondel & James Aronson: Biology and Wildlife of the Mediterranean Region, Oxford University Press 1999 Retrieved 2012-05-16