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Thuja
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Common Names
Trees of this genus are commonly called thujas or arborvitae (from the latin for "tree of life"). The two native American species, Thuja plicata and Thuja occidentalis are often called cedars, but because they are not true cedars (Cedrus) it has been recommended to call them redcedar or whitecedar, respectively.
Latin Synonyms
Linnaean Rank
Genus
Ancestral Phylogeny and Taxonomy
| Cupressaceae | Cunninghamhioideae | Cunninghamia | ||||||||||
| Taiwanioideae | Taiwania | |||||||||||
| Athrotaxidoideae | Athrotaxis | |||||||||||
| Sequoioideae | Metasequoia | |||||||||||
| Sequoia | ||||||||||||
| Sequoiadendron | ||||||||||||
| Taxodioideae | Cryptomeria | |||||||||||
| Glyptostrobus | ||||||||||||
| Taxodium | ||||||||||||
| Cupressoideae | Thuja | |||||||||||
| Thujopsis | ||||||||||||
| Chamaecyparis | ||||||||||||
| Fokienia | ||||||||||||
| Callitropsis | ||||||||||||
| Juniperus | ||||||||||||
| Cupressus | ||||||||||||
| Calocedrus | ||||||||||||
| Tetraclinis | ||||||||||||
| Microbiota | ||||||||||||
| Platycladus | ||||||||||||
| Callitroideae | Austrocedrus | |||||||||||
| Papuacedrus | ||||||||||||
| Libocedrus | ||||||||||||
| Pilgerodendron | ||||||||||||
| Widdringtonia | ||||||||||||
| Diselma | ||||||||||||
| Fitzroya | ||||||||||||
| Neocallitropsis | ||||||||||||
| Callitris | ||||||||||||
| Actinostrobus | ||||||||||||
Explanation of phylogenetic trees
Lineage
Terrabiota, Cytota, Neomura, Eukaryota, Bikonta, Archaeplastida, Plantae, Streptobionta, Embryophyta, Tracheophyta, Euphyllophytina, Spermatophyta, Coniferophyta, Cupressales, Cupressaceae, Cupressoideae
Descendant Phylogeny and Taxonomy
| Thuja | Thuja plicata |
| Thuja occidentalis | |
| Thuja koraiensis | |
| Thuja sutchuenensis | |
| Thuja standishii |
Explanation of phylogenetic trees
Morphology
Thujas are evergreen coniferous trees.
Distribution
Ecology
Evolution
Development
Ethnobotany
Population
Notes and Comments
References
Literature
Information on the Internet
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