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

 
  • Family : PINACEAE
    (Pines Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : CHIR FAMILY (चीड़ फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : PINACEAE
  • Synonym(s) : Abies deodara (Roxb. ex D.Don) Lindl.; Cedrus libani var. deodara (Roxb. ex D.Don) Hook.f.; Cedrus libani subsp. deodora (Roxb. ex D.Don) P.D.Sell; Larix deodara (Roxb. ex D.Don) K.Koch; Pinus deodara Roxb. ex D.Don; Cedrus deodara var. argentea J.Nelson; Cedrus deodara f. argentea (J.Nelson) Beissn.; Cedrus deodara f. aurea (J.Nelson) Rehder; Cedrus deodara var. aurea J.Nelson; Cedrus deodara var. compacta Carrière; Cedrus deodara var. fastigiata Carrière; Cedrus deodara var. flava Carrière; Cedrus deodara f. pendula Beissn.; Cedrus deodara repandens W.B.Clarke; Cedrus deodara f. robusta (C.Lawson) Beissn.; Cedrus deodara var. robusta (C.Lawson) Jacob-Makoy; Cedrus deodara var. tristis Carrière; Cedrus deodara var. variegata Carrière; Cedrus indica Chambray; Pinus deodara var. robusta C.Lawson
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Cedrus deodara (Roxb. ex D.Don) G.Don
  • Common name : Devdar, Himalayan Cedar, Deodar cedar
  • Vernacular name :
    • Devdar (Hindi)
    • Devadaru (Kannada)
    • Devadaram (Tamil)
    • Devdar (Sanskrit)
  • Habit : Tree
  • Key identification features : Large evergreen coniferous; conic crown with horizontal branches and drooping branchlets; Leaves needle-like borne singly on long shoots in dense clusters; vary from bright green to glaucous blue-green in colour; Female cone barrel-shaped; male cones shed their pollen in autumn.
  • Distribution :
    • Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
    • Himachal Pradesh : Himachal Pradesh
  • Native : Afghanistan, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Tibet
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Afghanistan, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Tibet
  • Literature :
    • Photograph of Dinesh Valke
    • Photograph of N. Arun Kumar
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Cedrus deodara. Downloaded on 21 November 2024.

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