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Thuja occidentalis, also known as northern white-cedar, [1] eastern white-cedar, [2] or arborvitae, [2] [3] is an evergreen coniferous tree, in the cypress family Cupressaceae, which is native to eastern Canada and much of the north-central and northeastern United States.
The arbor vitae / ˌ ɑːr b ɔːr ˈ v aɪ t iː / (Latin for "tree of life") is the cerebellar white matter, so called for its branched, tree-like appearance. In some ways it more resembles a fern and is present in both cerebellar hemispheres. [1] It brings sensory and motor information to and from the cerebellum. The arbor vitae is located ...
Thuja (/ ˈ θj uː dʒ ə / THEW-jə) [1] is a genus of coniferous tree or shrub in the Cupressaceae (cypress family). There are five species in the genus, two native to North America and three native to eastern Asia.
Arbor Vitae (community), Wisconsin, an unincorporated community, United States; Other uses. Arborvitae, Thuja, a genus of coniferous trees in the cypress family;
Laurentius Beyerlinck, Magnum Theatrum Vitae Humanae, 1631; Peter Lauremberg, Pansophia, 1633; Athanasius Kircher, Ars magna sciendi, 1669; Michael Pexenfelder, Apparatus eruditionis tam rerum quam verborum per omnes artes et scientias, 1670; Johann Jacob Hofmann, Lexicon universale, historico-geographico-chronologico-poetico-phîlologicum ...
Thujopsis is a medium to large evergreen tree, reaching up to 40 m tall and 1.5 m trunk diameter, with red-brown bark which peels in vertical strips.The leaves are arranged in decussate pairs, scale-like, 3–10 mm long, glossy green above, and marked with vivid white stomatal bands below; they have a distinctive thick, almost fleshy texture.
Herbaria in Central America; Name No. Specimens [1] Code [1] Country City Website Instituto de Ecología y Sistemática 400,000 HAC Cuba: Havana: Herbario Paul C. Standley, Escuela Agrícola Panamericana 240,000 EAP Honduras: Tegucigalpa: Herbario Nacional, Museo Nacional de Costa Rica 215,000 CR Costa Rica: San José: Institute of Jamaica ...
Platycladus is a monotypic genus of evergreen coniferous trees in the cypress family Cupressaceae, containing only one species, Platycladus orientalis, also known as Chinese thuja, [5] Oriental arborvitae, [6] Chinese arborvitae, biota or Oriental thuja.