Tetraclinis Masters
Monotypic genus of great biogeographical value, with a Mediterranean distribution but with main populations in NW Africa. With only one species, T. articulata. Its importance lies in its primitivism and in the large forests that forms in this region.
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Hadjadj-Aoul, S., Chouieb, M. & Loisel, R. 2009. Effet des facteurs environnementaux sur les premiers stades de la régénération naturelle de Tetraclinis articulata (Vahl, Master) en Oranie (Algérie). Ecologia Mediterranea, 35: 19-30.
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Sghaier, T., Sánchez-González, M., Garchi, S., Ammari, Y., Cañellas, I. & Calama, R. 2015. Developing a stand-based growth and yield model for Thuya (Tetraclinis articulata (Vahl) Mast) in Tunisia. iForest 9: 79-88. doi: 10.3832/ifor1389-008
Updated by: G. Benítez, J. Molero Mesa, & J. Charco.