  Distribution: Cedrus atlantica in red, C. brevifolia in blue and C. libani in purple (2). | Cedrus brevifolia (Hook. f.) HenryCommon NamesCyprus cedar (1, 2).Taxonomic notesSyn: Cedrus libani var. brevifolia Hook. f. (1, 2).Description"A medium-size tree. Crown on older specimens broad and umbrella-shaped. Branches short, horizontally spread. Needles 5-8 (12) mm long, thick, blue-green. Cones cylindrical, with a large protuberance in the concave apex, about 7 cm long and 4 cm wide" (2).RangeCyprus: "the mountainous area of Pophos, Troodes and Tripylos, where it covers about 500 ha" (2).Big TreeOldestDendrochronologyEthnobotanyObservationsRemarksCitations(1) Silba 1986.(2) Vidakovic 1991. |
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