Tetraclinis

Tetraclinis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Gymnospermae
Division: Pinophyta
Class: Pinopsida
Order: Cupressales
Family: Cupressaceae
Subfamily: Cupressoideae
Genus: Tetraclinis
Mast.
Species:
T. articulata
Binomial name
Tetraclinis articulata
Natural range
Synonyms
  • Callitris quadrivalvis Rich. & A.Rich.
  • Thuja articulata Vahl

Tetraclinis (also called arar, araar or Sictus tree) is a genus of evergreen coniferous trees in the cypress family Cupressaceae, containing only one species, Tetraclinis articulata, also known as Thuja articulata, sandarac, sandarac tree or Barbary thuja, endemic to the western Mediterranean region.