Platycladus is a monotypic genus of coniferous trees in the cypress family Cupressaceae, containing only one species, Platycladus orientalis, the Chinese thuja, Oriental arborvitae, Chinese arborvitae, biota or Oriental thuja. It is native to northeastern parts of East Asia and North Asia, but is also now naturalised as an introduced species in other regions of the Asian continent.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Chinese arborvitae being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Chamaecyparis pisifera
- Chamaecyparis obtusa
- × Hesperotropsis leylandii
- Cupressus torulosa
- Juniperus chinensis
- Juniperus poblana
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Pinopsida
- Order
- Pinales
- Family
- Cupressaceae
- Genus
- Platycladus
- Species
- Platycladus orientalis
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