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Cedrus libani A.Rich.

Lebanon cedar (en), Cèdre du liban (fr), Cèdre du mont Liban (fr), Cèdre du Liban (fr)

Species

Gymnosperms > Pinales > Pinaceae > Cedrus

Characteristics

A large tree. It can be 45 m high. The trunk can be 3.5 m across. Young trees are cone shaped. The leaves are greyish-green. They are needle like. They are 25 mm long. They are arranged in spirals at the tips of branches. The cones are separately male and female. They are both large.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality monoecy
Pollination anemogamy
Spread anemochory
Mature width (meter) 8.25
Mature height (meter) 30.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

A Mediterranean plant. Wild plants grow in Cypress above 1100 m altitude. It suits hardiness zones 5-9. Arboretum Tasmania. Hobart Botanical Gardens.
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Mixed evergreen and broadleaved forests, often forming pure stands; at elevations from 500-3,000 metres.
Light 6-9
Soil humidity 2-6
Soil texture 2-5
Soil acidity 3-9
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 6-8

Usage

Uses essential oil material medicinal wood
Edible saps
Therapeutic use Toothache (bark), Toothache (leaf), Diuretic (unspecified), Insecticide (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Plants are normally grown from seed.
Mode cuttings seedlings
Germination duration (days) 14 - 60
Germination temperacture (C°) 9 - 11
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -22
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Cedrus libani habit picture by John Touma (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Cedrus libani leaf picture by Oğuzhan (cc-by-sa)
Cedrus libani leaf picture by Emir Can Kaya (cc-by-sa)
Cedrus libani leaf picture by Sinan Avcı (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Cedrus libani flower picture by Sinan Avcı (cc-by-sa)
Cedrus libani flower picture by Sinan Avcı (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Cedrus libani fruit picture by xrisfiss (cc-by-sa)
Cedrus libani fruit picture by Oğuzhan (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Cedrus libani world distribution map, present in Brazil, France, and Turkey

Conservation status

Cedrus libani threat status: Vulnerable

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:676705-1
WFO ID wfo-0000592537
COL ID S24H
BDTFX ID 14941
INPN ID 89455
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Larix patula Pinus effusa Abies cedrus Cedrus libanitica Cedrus patula Pinus cedrus Cedrus cedrus Cedrus effusa Cedrus libani f. nana Cedrus libani f. pendula Cedrus libanotica f. pendula Peuce cedrus Larix cedrus Picea cedrus Cedrus libani var. pendula Cedrus libanotica subsp. libani Cedrus libani var. pendula-sargentii Cedrus libanitica var. pendula Cedrus libanotica var. pendula Cedrus libani var. nana Cedrus libani var. argentea Cedrus libani subsp. stenocoma Cedrus libani

Lower taxons

Cedrus libani var. libani Cedrus libani var. brevifolia
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