Platycladus

E19058

Platycladus is a small genus of evergreen coniferous trees commonly known as Chinese arborvitae, widely used as ornamental and hedging plants in East Asia and beyond.


Statements (45)
Predicate Object
instanceOf plant genus
taxon
belongsToClade gymnosperms
commonName Chinese arborvitae
coneType woody cones
division Pinophyta
evergreen true
family Cupressaceae
genusAuthority Ernst Heinrich von Klotzsch
Philipp Franz von Siebold
growthForm tree
hasBark fibrous bark
hasUse cemetery planting
timber
windbreaks
introducedTo Europe
Japan
North America
South Asia
kingdom Plantae
leafType scale-like leaves
nativeTo China
Korea
Mongolia
Russian Far East
order Pinales
photosyntheticPathway C3
plantType coniferous tree
evergreen
pollination wind-pollinated
reproduction cuttings
seeds
seedDispersal gravity-dispersed
speciesCount 1
synonym Thuja orientalis
taxonRank genus
tolerates air pollution
drought
pruning
typeSpecies Platycladus orientalis
typicalHabitat temple gardens
urban plantings
usedAs hedging plant
ornamental plant
woodType softwood

Referenced by (3)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Cupressaceae
contains
Thuja ("Thuja orientalis (historically, now often Platycladus orientalis)")
hasSpecies
Platycladus ("Platycladus orientalis")
typeSpecies

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