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Thuja occidentalis L.

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
SPECIES
Published in
Farjon, A. In: A Handbook of the World’s Conifers. Vol. 1 & 2. E. J. Brill, Leiden & Boston. 1112 pp. (2010).

Classification

kingdom
Plantae
phylum
Tracheophyta
class
Pinopsida
order
Pinales
family
Cupressaceae
genus
Thuja
species
Thuja occidentalis

Name

Synonyms
Cupressus arborvitae Targ.Tozz.
Cupressus nobleana (Beissn.) Lavallée
Juniperus ericoides Mast.
Retinispora devriesiana Mast.
Retinispora dubia Carrière
Retinispora ellwangeriana Carrière
Retinispora glaucescens Hochst.
Retinispora glaucescens Hochst. ex Beissn.
Retinispora keteleeri Beissn.
Retinispora meldensis Carrière
Retinispora nobleana Beissn.
Retinispora pygmaea Beissn.
Retinispora troubetzkoyana Anon.
Thuja bodmeri Beissn.
Thuja canadensis K.Koch
Thuja caucasica Godr.
Thuja caucasica Gordon
Thuja compacta Standish
Thuja compacta Standish ex Godr.
Thuja compacta Standish ex Gordon
Homonyms
Thuja occidentalis L.
Common names
Abendländischer Lebensbaum in German
Abendländischer Lebensbaum in German
Almindelig thuja in Danish
Almindelig thuja in Danish
American Arbor-Vitae in English
American Arbor-vitae in English
American Arbor-vitae in English
American arborvitae in English
Amerikanischer Lebensbaum in German
Amerikanischer Lebensbaum in German
Amerikanischer Lebensbaum in German
Amerikanischer Lebensbaum in German
Ameriški klek in Slovenian
Arbor-vitae in English
Arbor-vitae in English
Arbor-vitae in English
Arborvitae in English
Arborvitae in English
Batı Mazısı in Turkish
Cèdre blanc du Canada in French
Doftkörvel in Swedish
Eastern Arbor-vitae in English
Eastern Arbor-vitae in English
Eastern Arborvitae in English
Eastern Arborvitae in English
Eastern White Cedar in English
Eastern White Cedar in English
Eastern White-cedar in English
Finsk Hulsvøb in Danish
Idänkirveli in Finnish
Lebensbaum in German
Lebensbaum in German
Northern White Cedar in English
Northern White Cedar in English
Northern White-cedar in English
Northern White-cedar, Eastern White-cedar, Arborvitae in English
Northern White-cedar, Eastern White-cedar, Arborvitae in English
Northern white-cedar, Eastern white-cedar, Arborvitae in English
Nyugati életfa in Hungarian
Okcidenta tujo in Esperanto
Parkkörvel, Guldkörvel in Swedish
Rietumu tuja in Latvian
Rietumu tūja in Latvian
Rotkörvel in Swedish
Rysskörvel in Swedish
Swamp Cedar in English
Swamp Cedar in English
Thuya d'Occident in French
Thuya d'Occident in French
Thuya d'Occident in French

Bibliographic References

  1. Karlsson (1998) Förteckning över svenska kärlväxter (The vascular plants of Sweden - a checklist)
  2. Karlsson (1998) Förteckning över svenska kärlväxter (The vascular plants of Sweden - a checklist)
  3. Linnæus (Linnaeus) (1753) Species plantarum
  4. Linnæus (Linnaeus) (1753) Species plantarum
  5. Mirek Z., Piękoś-Mirkowa H., Zając A., Zając A., Zając M.. 2020. Vascular plants of Poland. An annotated checklist. W. Szafer Institute of Botany, Polish Academy of Sciences, Kraków. W. Szafer Institute of Botany, Polish Academy of Sciences, Kraków
  6. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, The Harvard University Herbaria & The Australian National Herbarium (2026) International Plant Names Index (IPNI)
  7. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, The Harvard University Herbaria & The Australian National Herbarium (2026) International Plant Names Index (IPNI)
  8. Watson, Frank D., and James E. Eckenwalder, 1993: Cupressaceae Bartlett: Redwood or Cypress Family. Flora of North America North of Mexico, vol. 2: Pteridophytes and Gymnosperms. 399-422.
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