Abstract:
Thuja plicata Donn ex D. Don (Family: Cupressaceae), commonly known as “western red-cedar” is an ornamental plant from North America, widely distributed in Alberta and British Columbia of Canada, and Alaska, California, Idaho, Montana, Oregon and Washington of the USA (USDA-ARS GRIN database, 2000). Plant material was collected during May 1998 from Beddgelert Forest plots in north Wales and a voucher specimen (IG147) for this collection has been retained at the herbarium of the Institute of Grassland and Environmental Research (IGER), Aberystwyth, Wales, UK
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Sharp, H. J., Latif, Z., Bartholomew, B., Bright, C., Jones, C. D., Sarker, S. D., Nash, R. J. (2001). Totarol, totaradiol and ferruginol: three diterpenes from Thuja plicata (Cupressaceae). Biochemical Systematics and Ecology, 29, 215-217. Sponsorship: BBSRC