Platycladus

See also: platycladus

Translingual

Platycladus orientalis

Etymology

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Proper noun

Platycladus f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Cupressaceae – Oriental arborvitae, native to parts of eastern Asia, naturalized in many parts of Asia, and cultivated elsewhere.

Synonyms

• (genus): Chinese thuja, Chinese arborvitae, biota, Biota (obsolete), oriental thuja

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; Pinopsida – class; Pinidae – subclass; Pinales – order; Cupressaceae - family; Cupressoideae - subfamily

Hyponyms

• (genus): Platycladus orientalis - sole accepted species

References

• Platycladus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Platycladus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Platycladus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Platycladus at USDA Plants database
• Platycladus at Tropicos
• Platycladus at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
• Platycladus at National Center for Biotechnology Information
• Platycladus at Germplasm Resources Information Network
• Platycladus at The Plant List