List of plants known as cedar

Cedar is part of the English common name of many trees and other plants, particularly those of the genus Cedrus.

Some botanical authorities consider the Old-World Cedrus the only "true cedars".[1][2] Many other species worldwide with similarly aromatic wood, including several species of genera Calocedrus, Thuja, and Chamaecyparis in the Pacific Northwest of North America, are referred to as "false cedars".[3]

Plants called "cedar" include:

Family Pinaceae

  • Cedrus, common English name cedar, a genus of coniferous trees in the plant family Pinaceae
    • Cedrus libani, the Lebanon cedar, native to Lebanon, western Syria and south-central Turkey
    • Cedrus atlantica, the Atlas cedar, native to the Atlas Mountains of Morocco and Algeria
    • Cedrus deodara, the Deodar cedar, native to the western Himalayas
    • Cedrus brevifolia, the Cyprus cedar, found in the island of Cyprus' Cedar Valley in the Troodos Mountains
  • Pinus sibirica, the Siberian pine, occasionally erroneously referred to as "Siberian cedar"

Family Cupressaceae

Family Meliaceae

Other families

  • Bay cedar, Suriana (Surianaceae)
  • Running cedar or ground cedar, various species of clubmosses (Lycopodiopsida) in the genus Diphasiastrum
  • Saltcedar, Tamarix (Caryophyllaceae)
  • Stinking cedar, Torreya taxifolia (Cephalotaxaceae)
  • Warren River cedar or native cedar, Taxandria juniperina (Myrtaceae)
  • White cedar, Tabebuia heterophylla (Bignoniaceae)

References

  1. "Cedrus - The True Cedars". U.S. Forest Service.
  2. "Cedar Confusion". www.wood-database.com/. The Wood Database. Retrieved 2023-11-27.
  3. "False Cedars (Calocedrus, Thuja, Chamaecyparis)". Oregon State University.
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