Taxon

Tetraclinis articulata

Tetraclinis articulata - Arar Tree, Sandarac Gum Tree, Is-Sigra tal-Gharghar
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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.

Locations

  • 1: bed 53b • Accession: S1994-0902 • Provenance: Garden
  • 2: bed 84 • Accession: 17648/1
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