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

Cedrus deodara (Roxb. ex D.Don) G.Don

This species is accepted, and its native range is NE. Afghanistan to W. Nepal and NW. India (Morni Hills).

[EDGE]

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

Conservation
Cedrus deodara is rated as Least Concerned (LC) according to IUCN Red List criteria and has received a EDGE score of -6.7, which places it in position 696 on the EDGE Gymnosperm list. It has a Evolutionary Distinctiveness of 24.65, ranked 55. More information on the EDGE Gymnosperm project here https://www.edgeofexistence.org.

Native to:

Afghanistan, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Tibet, West Himalaya

Introduced into:

France, Great Britain, Greece, Italy, Portugal

Cedrus deodara (Roxb. ex D.Don) G.Don appears in other Kew resources:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status
Nov 1, 2008 Gamble, J.S. [s.n.], Pakistan K000567734
Nov 1, 2008 Carson, H.M.L. [94], Pakistan K000567726
Nov 1, 2008 Köie, M. [2965], Afghanistan K000567716
Nov 1, 2008 Rodin, R.J. [5392], Pakistan K000567727
Nov 1, 2008 Gammie, G.A. [18306], India K000567731
Nov 1, 2008 Ellis, R. [227], Pakistan K000567735
Nov 1, 2008 Strachey, R. [s.n.], India K000567730
Nov 1, 2008 Gamble, J.S. [4974], India K000567733
Nov 1, 2008 Aitchison, J.E.T. [127], Afghanistan K000567715
Nov 1, 2008 Kukkonen, I. [7047], India K000567736
Nov 1, 2008 Parker, R.N. [s.n.], India K000567728
Nov 1, 2008 Gamble, J.S. [22777], Pakistan K000567732
Rodin, R.J. [5346], Pakistan K000567729
s.coll. [Cat. no. 6060] Pinus deodara K001122921
Blinkworth, R. [Cat. no. 6060], India Pinus deodara K001122920

First published in J.C.Loudon, Hort. Brit.: 388 (1830)

Accepted by

  • Balkrishna, A. (2018). Flora of Morni Hills (Research & Possibilities): 1-581. Divya Yoga Mandir Trust.
  • Chang, C.S., Kim, H. & Chang, K.S. (2014). Provisional checklist of vascular plants for the Korea peninsula flora (KPF): 1-660. DESIGNPOST.
  • 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.
  • Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne.
  • Stace, C. (2019). New Flora of the British Isles ed. 4: 1-1266. C & M Floristics.
  • 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.

Literature

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Balkrishna, A. (2018). Flora of Morni Hills (Research & Possibilities): 1-581. Divya Yoga Mandir Trust.
  • 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.

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