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Taxon:  Cedrus libani A. Rich. subsp. libani



Summary
Genus:
Cedrus
Family:
Pinaceae
Nomen number:
401577
Verified:
03/23/1995 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Cedrus libani A. Rich. (0 active accession[s])
Cedrus libani A. Rich. subsp. brevifolia (Hook. f.) Meikle (0 active accession[s])
Cedrus libani A. Rich. subsp. stenocoma (O. Schwarz) P. H. Davis (0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Autonym(s)
Cedrus libani A. Rich. var. libani

Homotypic Synonym(s)
Abies cedrus (L.) Poir.
Cedrus libanotica Link
Pinus cedrus L.

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Cedrus libanensis Juss.
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Reference(s)
  1. Craker, L. E. & J. E. Simon, eds. 1986-1987. Herbs, spices, and medicinal plants, 2 vols.
  2. Davis, P. H., ed. 1965-1988. Flora of Turkey and the east Aegean islands.
  3. Duke, J. A. et al. 2002. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs
  4. Encke, F. et al. 1993. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 14. Auflage
  5. Farjon, A. 2001. World checklist and bibliography of conifers, ed. 2
  6. Greuter, W. et al., eds. 1984-. Med-Checklist.
  7. Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
  8. León, B. 2012. pers. comm. Note: re. Spanish common name
  9. Porcher, M. H. et al. Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
  10. Walters, S. M. et al., eds. 1986-2000. European garden flora.
Common names
English
cedar-of-Lebanon –
French
cèdre du Liban –
German
Libanonzeder –
Italian
cedro del Libano –
Spanish
cedro del Líbano –
Swedish
libanonceder –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaLebanon  
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaSyria  
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaTurkey  
2Cultivated    also cult.
Native
Asia-Temperate
  • WESTERN ASIA: Lebanon, Syria, Turkey
Cultivated (also cult.)
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Environmentalornamental Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
Materialsessential oilsfide HerbSpices; A. Farjon, pers. comm. 1996Craker, L. E. & J. E. Simon, eds. 1986-1987. Herbs, spices, and medicinal plants, 2 vols.
Materialswood Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
Medicinesfolkloreas C. libaniDuke, J. A. et al. 2002. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://grip.mawarid.gov.om/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=401577. Accessed 20 May 2025.