Family:
Pinaceae Spreng. ex F.Rudolphi
Genus:
Cedrus Trew

Cedrus atlantica (Endl.) Manetti ex Carrière

This species is accepted, and its native range is N. & N. Central Morocco to N. Algeria.

[EDGE]

Forest, F. et al. 2018. Gymnosperms on the EDGE. Scientific Reports 8: 6053. doi:10.1038/s41598-018-24365-4.

Conservation
Cedrus atlantica is rated as Endangered (EN) according to IUCN Red List criteria and has received a EDGE score of 2.61, which places it in position 23 on the EDGE Gymnosperm list. It has a Evolutionary Distinctiveness of 32.46, ranked 63. More information on the EDGE Gymnosperm project here https://www.edgeofexistence.org.

Native to:

Algeria, Morocco

Introduced into:

Bulgaria, France, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Portugal

Cedrus atlantica (Endl.) Manetti ex Carrière appears in other Kew resources:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2007 leg. ign. [s.n.], Algeria K000288026 No
Jan 1, 2007 Bramwell, D. [595], Morocco K000288031 No
Jan 1, 2007 Cosson, E. [s.n.], Algeria K000288027 No
Jan 1, 2007 Bourgeau, E. [s.n.], Algeria K000288028 No
Lindberg, H. [4450], Morocco K000288030 No
Balansa, B. [1056], Algeria K000288029 No

First published in Traité Gén. Conif.: 285 (1855)

Accepted by

  • Delipavlov, D. & Cheshmedzhiev, I. (eds.) (2011). Opredelitel na rasteniiata v Bulgariia: 1-590. Akad. Isd. Agrar. Univers. Plovdiv.
  • Dobignard, D. & Chatelain, C. (2010). Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du nord 1: 1-455. Éditions des conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève.
  • Farjon, A. (2001). World Checklist and Bibliography of Conifers, ed. 2: 1-309. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Farjon, A. (2010). A handbook of the world's Conifers 1: 1-526. BRILL, Leiden, Boston.
  • Mateos, M.A. & Valdés, B. (2009). Catálogo de la flora vascular del Rif occidental calizo (N de Marruecos). I Selaginellaceae - Rosaceae Lagascalia 29: 105-257.
  • Stinca, A. & al. (2017). New alien vascular species for the flora of southern Italy Webbia; Raccolta de Scritti Botanici 72: 295-301.
  • Tutin, T.G. & al. (eds.) (1993). Flora Europaea ed. 2, 1: 1-581. Cambridge University Press.

Not accepted by

  • Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne. [Cited as Cedrus libani subsp. atlantica.]

Literature

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • (2021). DOI: 10.1556/034.63.2021.3-4.1 epublication.
  • Delipavlov, D. & Cheshmedzhiev, I. (eds.) (2011). Opredelitel na rasteniiata v Bulgariia: 1-590. Akad. Isd. Agrar. Univers. Plovdiv.
  • Farjon, A. (2001). World Checklist and Bibliography of Conifers, ed. 2: 1-309. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Stace, C. (2019). New Flora of the British Isles ed. 4: 1-1266. C & M Floristics.
  • Tutin, T.G. & al. (eds.) (1993). Flora Europaea ed. 2, 1: 1-581. Cambridge University Press.

  • EDGE Gymnosperms

    EDGE of Existence (Gymnosperms)
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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Selected Plant Families 2022. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/
    © Copyright 2017 World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Selected Plant Families 2022. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/
    © Copyright 2017 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Science Photographs

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