Platycladus is a distinct genus of evergreen coniferous tree in the cypress family Cupressaceae containing only one species Platycladus orientalis also known as Chinese arborvitae biota or oriental thuja. It is endemic to northwestern China. It is also now naturalised as an introduced species elsewhere in Asia: eastward to Korea and Japan; southward to northern India; and westward to northern Iran.
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