Royal Botanic Garden Sydney

Common name: Arar Tree, Sandarac Gum Tree, Is-Sigra tal-Gharghar

Family: Cupressaceae (Cypress)

Distribution: Africa, Europe

IUCN Red list: Least concern

Life form: Evergreen tree

Comments: Northern Africa - Algeria, Morocco and Malta with an isolated population in south-eastern Spain. A source of gum sandarac, a hard resin used to make fine lacquers and varnishes, also used in perfumes as a fixative for woody fragrances. The National tree of Malta.