PLANTS Profile for Platycladus orientalis (Oriental arborvitae)

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Platycladus orientalis (L.) Franco
Oriental arborvitae

Symbol:

PLOR80

Group:

Gymnosperm

Family:

Cupressaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Tree
Shrub

Native Status:

L48		I
PR		I

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Photo of Platycladus orientalis (L.) Franco

R.A. Howard. ©Smithsonian Institution. Courtesy of Smithsonian Institution, Richard A. Howard Photograph Collection. Pakistan, Karachi. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires notification of the copyright holder.

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Platycladus orientalis (L.) Franco

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Synonyms:
Platycladus orientalis (L.) Franco

	BIOR80	Biota orientalis (L.) Endl.
	THOR	Thuja orientalis L.
	THORA2	Thuja orientalis L. var. aurea (Carrière) Rehder

Distribution:
Platycladus orientalis (L.) Franco


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USA (FL), USA+ (PR)

Related Taxa:
Platycladus orientalis (L.) Franco

View 19 genera in Cupressaceae, 1 species in Platycladus

Classification:
Platycladus orientalis (L.) Franco

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Coniferophyta – Conifers
Class	Pinopsida
Order	Pinales
Family	Cupressaceae – Cypress family
Genus	Platycladus Spach – platycladus
Species	Platycladus orientalis (L.) Franco – Oriental arborvitae

Introduced Information:
Platycladus orientalis (L.) Franco

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

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More Accounts and Images:
Platycladus orientalis (L.) Franco

View species account, photographs, and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 183445.

View species account from Kemper Center for Home Gardening.

Time Generated: 01/04/2013 03:09 AM CST