Cupressaceae Thuja standishii (Gordon) Carrière
Etymology
Thuja refers to ‘resinous tree’; indicating these trees are quite resinous.
standishii refers to the English nurseryman J. Standish, on whose nursery it was first grown.
Colloquial Name
Japanese arborvitae
Distribution
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TDWG Codes
3, 38, JAP, JAP-HN, JAP-SH
Habitat
The natural habitats for Thuja standishii are temperate forests. The natural elevation is unknown. There are no conifers associated with Thuja standishii that are known of.
USDA Hardiness zone – 6
Thuja standishii is hardy to USDA Zone 6 (Bannister & Neuner, 2001), meaning its frost tolerance lies somewhere in the range of -23.3C (-10F) to -17.8C (0F).
Species Continuity
The population trend for Thuja standishii is unknown. There are ongoing threats for Thuja standishii and they are listed as follows:
IUCN Category – NT
According to the IUCN Red List, Thuja standishii has been assigned the status of NT(Near Threatened). This means that according to the Red List criteria, this species is not threatened, but is close to having this status.
Superordinate Taxa
The nearest superordinate taxon for Thuja standishii is Thuja. The coordinate taxa for Thuja standishii are therefore:
Thuja standishii is further placed under Cupressoideae. Thuja standishii is also placed under Cupressaceae.
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