Common name
English: Deodar cedar
German: Himalaja-Zeder
Mandarin: 雪松 (xue song)
Portuguese: Cedro-dos-Himalaias
Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2715)
Phylum: Pinophyta (22)
Class: Pinopsida (36)
Order: Pinales (35)
Family: Pinaceae (18)
Genus: Cedrus (2)
Epithet: deodara (Roxb.) G. Don (1)
Synonyms: Abies deodara (Roxb. ex D.Don) Lindl., Cedrus indica Chambray, Larix deodara (Roxb. ex D.Don) K.Koch, Pinus deodara Roxb. ex D.Don
deodara => 'divine wood' or 'timber of God', derived from modern Indian language derivatives of the Sanskrit name 'devdar'
indica => from or referring in some way to India
Characteristics
Climate: temperate, sub-tropical
Habitat: mesophytic
Habit: tree
External links
Check for Cedrus deodara at
World Flora Online, GBIF or IPNI- [870] Cedrus deodara - Plants For A Future database
- [937] Cedrus deodara Fact Sheet - Virginia Tech Department of Forestry