Taxon: Cedrus libani A. Rich. subsp. libani

Genus:

Cedrus

Family:

Pinaceae

Nomen number:

401577

Place of publication:

Link to protologue:

Typification:

Name Verified on:

23-mar-1995 by ARS Systematic Botanists. Last Changed: 22-ene-1999

Species priority site is:

Accessions:

0 in National Plant Germplasm System

See other conspecific taxa:

Synonyms:

(≡) Abies cedrus (L.) Poir.
(=) Cedrus libanensis Juss.
(≡) Cedrus libanotica Link
(≡) Pinus cedrus L.

Common names:

cedar-of-Lebanon (Source: Dict Gard) - English
cèdre du Liban (Source: HerbSpices) - French
Libanonzeder (Source: Zander ed14) - German
cedro del Libano (Source: Mult Glossary Trees) - Italian
cedro del Líbano (Source: pers. comm.) - Spanish
libanonceder (Source: Kulturvaxtdatabas) - Swedish

Economic Importance:

Environmental: ornamental (fide Dict Gard)
Materials: essential oils (fide HerbSpices; A. Farjon, pers. comm. 1996)
Materials: wood (fide Dict Gard)
Medicines: folklore (fide CRC MedHerbs ed2, as C. libani)

Distributional Range:

Native

Asia-Temperate

WESTERN ASIA: Lebanon, Syria, Turkey

Cultivated

(also cult.)

References:

Craker, L. E. & J. E. Simon, eds. Herbs, spices, and medicinal plants, 2 vols. 1986-1987 (HerbSpices)
Duke, J. A. et al. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs. 2002 (CRC MedHerbs ed2)
Encke, F. et al. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 14. Auflage. 1993 (Zander ed14)
Farjon, A. World checklist and bibliography of conifers, ed. 2. 2001 (L Conifers ed2)
Greuter, W. et al., eds. Med-Checklist. 1984- (L Medit)
Huxley, A., ed. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening. 1992 (Dict Gard)
León, B. 2012. pers. comm. (pers. comm.)

Check other web resources for Cedrus libani A. Rich. subsp. libani :

Mansfeld: Mansfeld's World Databas of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops
ePIC: Electronic Plant Information Centre of Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
AGRICOLA: Article Citation Database or NAL Catalog of USDA's National Agricultural Library
Entrez: NCBI's search engine for PubMed citations, GenBank sequences, etc.

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2024. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN-Taxonomy).
National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. URL: http://germoplasma.iniaf.gob.bo/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=401577. Accessed 14 mayo 2024.