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| authority = | | authority = A. Rich. | ||
| main_image = | | main_image = Libanonzeder.jpg | ||
| main_image_credit = | | main_image_credit = Wikimedia Commons | ||
| kingdom = | | kingdom = Plantae | ||
| phylum = | | phylum = Tracheophyta | ||
| class = | | class = Pinopsida | ||
| order = | | order = Pinales | ||
| family = | | family = Pinaceae | ||
| conservation_status = | | conservation_status = Vulnerable | ||
| status_reference = | | status_reference = <ref>Gardner, M. 2013. ''Cedrus libani. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2013'': e.T46191675A46192926. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T46191675A46192926.en</ref> | ||
| endemism = | | endemism = | ||
| english = | | english = Lebanon Cedar, Cedar of Lebanon | ||
| french = | | french = Cèdre du Liban | ||
| arabic = | | arabic = أرز لبنان | ||
}} | }} | ||
''Cedrus libani'' is an evergreen conifer growing on calcareous, well-drained soils on [[:Category:High mountains|high mountains]][[Category:High mountains]], at altitudes of 1200-1900m above sea level. It is adapted to cold winters, snow, frost, as well as drought. | |||
<br>This tree can reach a height of 40m. It has dark gray to blackish brown scaly bark that features horizontal fissures. Leaves are quadrangular and needle-like (15-35mm x 1mm), arranged in spirals on long shoots, and in rosettes on short shoots. Younger trees tend to have a greenish color and a pyramid-shaped canopy, while old trees are grayish and form a broad canopy with distinct horizontal branches. | |||
<br>Male cones are erect catkins, 4-5cm, pale green to orange-brown. Female cones are barrel-shaped, 7-10cm x 4-7cm, sessile, resinous, pale green to purplish-gray, which turn brown at full maturity. Both male and female cones grow on the same tree (monoecious plant), on the terminal end of short shoots. The seeds are ovoid, thin and winged. | |||
== Synonyms == | |||
{{Synonyms | |||
| synonyms = Yes | |||
| synonyms_list = ''Abies cedrus'', ''Cedrus brevifolia'', ''Pinus cedrus'' | |||
}} | |||
== Possible confusion == | |||
{{Possible confusion | |||
| confusion = Yes | |||
| confusion_list = ''[[Abies cilicica]]'' | |||
}} | |||
== Uses & Toxicity == | |||
{{Uses & Toxicity | |||
| edible = No | |||
| edible_details = | |||
| medicinal = No | |||
| medicinal_details = | |||
| other_uses = [[:Category:Ornamental|Ornamental]][[Category:Ornamental]], also anciently used as [[:Category:Timber|timber]][[Category:Timber]] (now protected from cutting by law) | |||
| toxicity = Non-poisonous | |||
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}} | |||
== Phenology == | |||
{{Phenology/Plantae}} | |||
== Gallery == | |||
<gallery mode=packed-hover> | |||
File:Cedrus libani - Lübnan sediri kozalakları.jpg|Cones (© Wikimedia Commons) | |||
File:Cedrus libani var brevifolia kz1.jpg|Leaves (© Wikimedia Commons) | |||
File:Cèdre du Liban Barouk 2005.jpg|Old tree (© Wikimedia Commons) | |||
File:Cedar of Lebanon (Cedar of God), Lebanon.jpg|Cedar of God forest (© Wikimedia Commons) | |||
File:Cedars of God (Lebanon cedar forests), Lebanon.jpg|Cedar of God forest (© Wikimedia Commons) | |||
</gallery> | |||
== References == | |||
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Cedrus libani is an evergreen conifer growing on calcareous, well-drained soils on high mountains, at altitudes of 1200-1900m above sea level. It is adapted to cold winters, snow, frost, as well as drought.
This tree can reach a height of 40m. It has dark gray to blackish brown scaly bark that features horizontal fissures. Leaves are quadrangular and needle-like (15-35mm x 1mm), arranged in spirals on long shoots, and in rosettes on short shoots. Younger trees tend to have a greenish color and a pyramid-shaped canopy, while old trees are grayish and form a broad canopy with distinct horizontal branches.
Male cones are erect catkins, 4-5cm, pale green to orange-brown. Female cones are barrel-shaped, 7-10cm x 4-7cm, sessile, resinous, pale green to purplish-gray, which turn brown at full maturity. Both male and female cones grow on the same tree (monoecious plant), on the terminal end of short shoots. The seeds are ovoid, thin and winged.
Synonyms
This species may also be referred to as:
Abies cedrus, Cedrus brevifolia, Pinus cedrus
Possible confusion
This species might be confused with the following similar-looking species:
Abies cilicica
Uses & Toxicity
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Edible: No
Medicinal: No
Other uses: Ornamental, also anciently used as timber (now protected from cutting by law)
Toxicity: Non-poisonous
Phenology
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Gallery
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Cones (© Wikimedia Commons)
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Leaves (© Wikimedia Commons)
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Old tree (© Wikimedia Commons)
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Cedar of God forest (© Wikimedia Commons)
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Cedar of God forest (© Wikimedia Commons)
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References
- ↑ Gardner, M. 2013. Cedrus libani. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2013: e.T46191675A46192926. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T46191675A46192926.en