Genus
Thuja (Arborvitaes)
Thuja plicata. Photo: (c) Nicholas Sly, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Thuja (/ˈθjuːdʒə/ THEW-jə) is a genus of coniferous trees in the Cupressaceae (cypress family). There are five species in the genus, two native to North America and three native to eastern Asia. The genus is monophyletic and sister to Thujopsis. Members are commonly known as arborvitaes, (from Latin for tree of life) thujas or cedars.
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