Cedrus libani var. stenocoma
| Turkish cedar | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Gymnosperms |
| Division: | Pinophyta |
| Class: | Pinopsida |
| Order: | Pinales |
| Family: | Pinaceae |
| Genus: | Cedrus |
| Species: | |
| Variety: | C. l. var. stenocoma |
| Trinomial name | |
| Cedrus libani var. stenocoma | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Cedrus libani var. stenocoma, the Taurus cedar, Turkish cedar also known as is a conifer in the genus Cedrus. It is native to the Taurus Mountains in southern Turkey [3] and was considered a subspecies in some earlier literature, but is now regarded as a variety or ecotype of C. libani var. libani. It usually has a spreading crown that does not flatten. This distinct morphology is a habit assumed to cope with the competitive environment, since the tree occurs in dense stands mixed with the tall-growing Abies cilicica, or in pure stands of young cedar trees. Isozyme analysis, however, placed var. stenocoma closer to var. brevifolia than to var. libani, even placing var. brevifolia embedded within var. stenocoma samples.[4]
Distribution and habitat
Cedrus libani var. stenocoma a variant of Lebanese cedar is endemic to the Taurus Mountains in Turkey. Worldwide, the largest forests of Lebanese cedar occur in southern Turkey and cover an area of 417.188,5 ha, although relict stands can also be found in the Emirdağ Mountains of Central Turkey and near the Akıncı and Çatalan villages of the Black Sea coast, in northern Turkey.[3]
Cultivation
Cultivation of Lebanon cedar dates back at least 3,200 years, when the Hittite Empire established two populations of the species in northern Turkey where it did not occur naturally.[5]
See also
References
- ↑ Christou, A & Gardner, M. 2011. Cedrus libani var. brevifolia. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2011: e.T34148A9844497. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T34148A9844497.en. Accessed 20 March 2026.
- ↑ "Cedrus libani var. brevifolia Hook.f." Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
- 1 2 Aytar, Fatih; Dağdaş, Said; Duran, Celalettin (2011). "Biologia e Controlo de Calomicrus apicalis, 1891 (Col.: Chrysomelidae, uma Nova Praga de Cedrus libani A. Rich na Turquia". Silva Lusitana. 19: 33–40.
- ↑ "Cedrus libani var. stenocoma (O.Schwarz) Frankis". GBIF. Retrieved 2026-06-03.
- ↑ Özcan, Ali Uğur; Çiçek, Kerim (2023). "How long do we think humans have been planting forests? A case study with Cedrus libani A. Rich". New Forests. 54: 49–65. doi:10.1007/s11056-021-09900-y.