Common name
English: Atlas cedar
German: Atlas-Zeder
Mandarin: 北非雪松 (bei fei xue song)
Portuguese: Cedro-do-Atlas
Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2625)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2528)
Class: Pinopsida (36)
Order: Pinales (35)
Family: Pinaceae (18)(family description)
Genus: Cedrus (2)
Epithet: atlantica (Endl.) Manetti ex Carriere (1)
Synonyms: Abies atlantica (Endl.) Lindl. & Gordon, Cedrus africana Gordon ex Knight, Cedrus argentea Carrière, Pinus atlantica Endl.
africana => of African origin
argentea => silvery
atlantica => from the Atlas Mountains in North Africa
Characteristics
Climate: sub-tropical
Habitat: mesophytic
Habit: tree
Flower colour: brown, yellow
External links
Check for Cedrus atlantica at
World Flora Online, GBIF or IPNI- [973] Cedrus atlantica - Plants For A Future
- [1748] Cedrus atlantica - Flora of China @ efloras.org