White cedar may refer to several different trees: Bignoniaceae Tabebuia heterophylla - native to Caribbean islands and also cultivated as an ornamental tree Cupressaceae: Chamaecyparis thyoides – Atlantic white cypress Cupressus lusitanica – Mexican white cedar Thuja occidentalis – Eastern arborvitae Meliaceae: Melia azedarach – Chinaberry, commonly referred to as white cedar in Australia