Tetraclinis articulata (Vahl) Mast.

 
  • Family : CUPRESSACEAE
    (Cypress Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : MORPANKHI FAMILY (मोरपंखी फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System IV) : Cupressaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Callitris articulata (Vahl) H.Karst.; Cupressus articulata (Vahl) J.Forbes; Thuja articulata Vahl; Callitris macrostachya Steud.; Callitris quadrivalvis Vent. ex Rich.; Callitris triquetra Loudon; Cupressus triquetra Jacques; Juniperus cunninghamii Carrière.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Tetraclinis articulata (Vahl) Mast.
  • Habit : Tree
  • Key identification features : Handsome trees up to 15 m tall, trunk straight or contorted; Bark thin, greyish; Branchlets flexible, articulated, 0.2–0.8 cm, dorsiventrally flattened; Leaves scale-like, decussate, appressed; Male strobili solitary, terminal, greenish-yellow, 0.1–0.3 cm, with 6–8 sporophylls, often clustered by adjacent shoots; Seed cones solitary, terminal, subglobose, 0.8–1.2 cm, glaucous blue turning grey-brown at maturity; Seed scales 2 decussate pairs, heart-shaped to ovate, valvate, only outer scales fertile, 2–3 seeds per scale; Young cones with minute umbo.
  • Distribution :
    • Karnataka : Bengaluru Urban district, Bengaluru Rural district
  • Native : Algeria, Libya, Morocco, Sicilia, Spain, Tunisia
  • Exotic/Native : Exotic
  • World Distribution : S. Spain, Malta, Morocco to NE. Libya
  • Literature :
    • Photographs of K. Sankara Rao
  • Read more :
  • Permalink : https://indiatrees-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Tetraclinis articulata
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2026). India Trees and Vegetation Types. Tetraclinis articulata. Downloaded on 3 October 2026.

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