Cedrus

Cedrus libani subsp. libani, Barouk, Lebanon

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Pinales
Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Divisio: Tracheophyta Divisio: Pinophyta Classis: Pinopsida Ordo: Pinales

Familia: Pinaceae
Genus: Cedrus
Species: C. deodara – C. libani
Disputed Species: C. atlantica – C. brevifolia

Name

Cedrus Trew, Cedr. Lib. Hist., Apol. Mant. 1: 6 (1757), nom. cons. (non Cedrus Duhamel, Traité Arbr. Arbust. 1: xxviii, 139 (1755), nom. rej. = Juniperus L. nec Cedrus Mill., Gard. Dict. ed. 7. 175 (1757), nom. rej.)

• Type species: Cedrus libani A.Rich.
  

Note: Various authorities accept two,three or four species (see references).

References

Primary references

• Trew, C.J. 1757. Cedroruvm Libani historia earumque character botanicus cum illo Laricis, Abietis Pinique comparatus. Accedit brevis disquisitio an haec arbor sit illa ipsa in sacro codice prae omnibus celebrata et vel Aeres vel Berosch dicta itemque an Graecis botanicis fuerit cognita. 28 pp. Norimbergae [(Nürnberg)]): Wolgang Schwarzkopf. Biblioteca Digital Reference page. 

Additional references

• Fady, B., Lefèvre, F., Reynaud, M., Vendramin, G.G., Bou Dagher-Kharrat, M., Anzidei, M., Pastorelli, R., Savouré, A., & Bariteau, M. 2003. Gene flow among different taxonomic units: evidence from nuclear and cytoplasmic markers in Cedrus plantation forests. Theoretical and Applied Genetics 107(6): 1132–1138. DOI: 10.1007/s00122-003-1323-z . Reference page.  (supporting a wide concept of Cedrus libani).
• Qiao, C.-Y., Ran, J.-H., Li, Y. & Wang, X.Q. 2007. Phylogeny and Biogeography of Cedrus (Pinaceae) Inferred from Sequences of Seven Paternal Chloroplast and Maternal Mitochondrial DNA Regions. Annals of Botany 100(3): 573–580. DOI: 10.1093/aob/mcm134 Reference page. 
• Dagher-Kharrat, M.B., Mariette, S., Lefèvre, F., Fady, B., Grenier-de March, G., Plomion, C. & Savouré, A. 2007. Geographical diversity and genetic relationships among Cedrus species estimated by AFLP. Tree Genetics & Genomes 3(3): 275–285. DOI: 10.1007/s11295-006-0065-x . Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. 5 in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 June . Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2021. Cedrus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 5 Sep 2021.
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Cedrus. Published online. Accessed: 5 Sep 2021.
• Hassler, M. 2021. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Cedrus. Accessed: 5 Sep 2021.
• Hassler, M. 2024. Cedrus. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2024. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2024 June 5. Reference page. 
• Farr, E.R. & Zijlstra, G. (eds.) 1996 onwards. Cedrus in Index Nominum Genericorum (Plantarum). Accessed: 2021 Sep 5.

Vernacular names

العربية: أرز
беларуская: Кедр
български: Кедър
català: Cedre
dansk: Ceder
Deutsch: Zedern
Ελληνικά: Κέδρος
English: Cedar
Esperanto: Cedro
español: Cedro
suomi: Setrit
français: Cèdre
galego: Cedro
עברית: ארז
magyar: Cédrus
italiano: Cedro
lingála: Sedre
lietuvių: Kedras
македонски: Кедар
Nederlands: Ceder
norsk: Sedere
Deitsch: Zeedrebaam
polski: Cedr
português: Cedro
română: Cedru
русский: Кедр
српски / srpski: Кедар
Türkçe: Sedir
中文: 香柏

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