Research in Context
Conifer Trees
Tetraclinis articulata
Cupressaceae
Distribution in Athens A rarity in Greece. A small grove can be found at the NTUA Campus. It has presence at the collections of the Diomedes Botanical Garden and the AUA’s Laboratory of Floriculture and Landscape Architecture.
In Cyprus it is used as ornamental for hedging and it is fairly known.
Biomes subtropical
Countries and regions (POWO Database)
Area of origin S. Spain, Malta, Morocco to NE. Libya.
Countries and regions in the area of origin Algeria, Libya, Morocco, Sicilia, Spain, Tunisia
Global Distribution (Introduced) Canary Islands, Palestine
References on Tetraclinis articulata
Books
Grimshaw, John, Bayton Ross et al. 2015.
New Trees : Recent Introductions to Cultivation.
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=1343128
(ebook available with ebcohost access)
Leonardi, Cesare, and Franca Stagi. 1982.
L’architettura Degli Alberi.
Milan
Plant Nurseries
Solomou Nurseries (Cyprus, Nicosia)
Outdoor Plants Hedges/Shrubs, Solomou Garden Centre & Landscaping
ΚΑΛΛΙΤΡΙΔΑ/Tetraclinis articulata
https://www.solomougroup.com/en/outdoor-plants/hedges-shrubs/καλλιτριδα-tetraclinis-articulata/39/811/
Gérard Weiner, Pépinière botanique de Vaugines (France)
Plantes de terrains secs
https://www.gerard-weiner.fr/tetraclinis-articulata-cupressaceae/
Plant Species databases
Trees and Shrubs Online
Article from the book New Trees by John Grimshaw & Ross Bayton
'Tetraclinis articulata'
https://www.treesandshrubsonline.org/articles/tetraclinis/tetraclinis-articulata/
Cyprus Wild Flowers Database.
Cypruswildflowers.Com ,managed and maintained by Maureen Broderstad and Ian Metcalfe
'Tetraclinis articulata'
https://cypruswildflowers.com/cgi-bin/site/main.pl?action=details&row_number=10766&sort=greek_name
MaltaWildPlants.com - the online Flora of the Maltese Islands.
curated by Stephen Mifsud
Tetraclinis articulata (Sandarac gum tree)
https://maltawildplants.com/CUPR/Tetraclinis_articulata.php
The Gymnosperm database
conifers.org
Edited by Christopher J. Earle
Tetraclinis articulata (arartree) description.
https://www.conifers.org/cu/Tetraclinis.php
Threatened Conifers of The World
https://threatenedconifers.rbge.org.uk
P. Sánchez Gómez, D.Stevens, M.Fennane, S.Tahar, M.F. Gardner and P.I.Thomas. 2019.
Tetraclinis articulata
https://threatenedconifers.rbge.org.uk/conifers/tetraclinis-articulata
Plant Protection Organizations
The European and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organization (EPPO)
EPPO Global Database
https://gd.eppo.int/
'Tetraclinis articulata'
https://gd.eppo.int/taxon/TEIAR
Papers
Morte, Asunción & Honrubia, M.. (1996).
Tetraclinis articulata (Cartagena Cypress).
0.1007/978-3-662-10617-4_24.
Article in the Trees IV volume, January 1996
ISBN: 978-3-642-08226-9
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/299713849_Tetraclinis_articulata_Cartagena_Cypress
Research Institutions
European Atlas of Forest Tree Species
Caudullo, G., Welk, E., San-Miguel-Ayanz, J., 2017.
Chorological maps for the main European woody species.
Data in Brief 12, 662-666.
DOI: doi.org/10.1016/j.dib.2017.05.007
Tetraclinis articulata chorology - figshare
https://figshare.com/articles/dataset/Tetraclinis_articulata_chorology/13253837
Encyclopedia Online
Monaco Nature Encyclopedia
Grossoni, Paolo (2020)
Professor (University of Florence)
translated to english by Mario Beltramini
'Tetraclinis articulata'
https://www.monaconatureencyclopedia.com/tetraclinis-articulata/
https://www.monaconatureencyclopedia.com/tetraclinis-articulata/?lang=en (english translation)
Ancient texts
Pliny The Elder’s Natural History — Book 13. https://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/L/Roman/Texts/Pliny_the_Elder/13*.html
Biodiversity observations platforms
Naturalista Colombia
Aaraar (Tetraclinis articulata)
https://colombia.inaturalist.org/taxa/135549-Tetraclinis-articulata#cite_ref-7
World Floras
Flore du Maroc
Tetraclinis articulata, famille des Cupressaceae,
https://www.floramaroccana.fr/tetraclinis-articulata.html
Guidelines
CAUE77
Conseil d'architecture, d'urbanisme, et de l'environnement, Seine-et-Marne
Conseils Arbres
Réaliser des plantations adaptées aux changements climatiques (Mars 2026)