List of plants known as cedar

Cedar is part of the English common name of many trees and other plants, particularly those of the genus Cedrus.

Some botanical authorities consider Cedrus the only "true cedars".[1] Many other species with similarly aromatic wood, including several species of genera Calocedrus, Thuja, and Chamaecyparis in the Pacific Northwest, are referred to as "false cedars".[2]

Plants called "cedar" include:

Family Pinaceae

• Cedrus, common English name cedar, a genus of coniferous trees in the plant family Pinaceae
  • Lebanon cedar, Cedrus libani, a cedar native to Lebanon, western Syria and south central Turkey
  • Atlas cedar, Cedrus atlantica, a cedar native to the Atlas Mountains of Morocco and Algeria
  • Deodar cedar, Cedrus deodara, a cedar native to the western Himalayas
  • Cyprus cedar, Cedrus brevifolia, classified mainly to distinguish it from the Cedar of Lebanon, found in the island of Cyprus's Cedar Valley in the Troodos Mountains
• Siberian pine (Pinus sibirica), occasionally erroneously referred to as Siberian cedar

Family Cupressaceae

• Atlantic white cedar or Chamaecyparis thyoides
• Bermuda cedar, Juniperus bermudiana, a species of juniper endemic to Bermuda
• Chilean cedar, Austrocedrus chilensis
• Clanwilliam cedar, Widdringtonia cedarbergensis, a species of cypress endemic to the Cederberg mountains of South Africa
• Eastern red cedar, Juniperus virginiana, a species of juniper native to eastern North America
• Eastern white cedar, Northern white cedar or Thuja occidentalis
• Incense-cedar, Calocedrus
• Japanese cedar, Cryptomeria japonica; known as 杉 (Sugi) in Japanese
• Mexican white cedar, Cupressus lusitanica, a species of cypress native to Mexico and Central America
• Mountain cedar, Juniperus ashei, an evergreen shrub native to northeastern Mexico and the south central United States
• New Zealand cedar, Libocedrus bidwillii
• Persian cedar, Cupressus sempervirens
• Port Orford-cedar, Chamaecyparis lawsoniana
• Prickly cedar, Juniperus oxycedrus, native across the Mediterranean region
• Sharp cedar, Juniperus oxycedrus, native across the Mediterranean region
• Western red cedar, Thuja plicata, a cypress of the Pacific northwest
• Yellow cedar, Cupressus nootkatensis, also called Alaska cedar and Callitropsis nootkatensis

Family Meliaceae

• Spanish cedar, Cedrela odorata
• Cigar-box cedar, Cedrela
• Australian red cedar, Toona ciliata (synonym: T. australis)
• Ceylon cedar or Melia azedarach, a species of deciduous tree native to India, southern China and Australia

Other families

• Bay cedar, Suriana (Surianaceae)
• Running cedar or ground cedar, various species of clubmosses (Lycopodiopsida) in the genus Diphasiastrum
• Saltcedar, Tamarix (Caryophyllaceae)
• Stinking cedar, Torreya taxifolia (Cephalotaxaceae)
• Warren River cedar or native cedar, Taxandria juniperina (Myrtaceae)
• White cedar, Tabebuia heterophylla (Bignoniaceae)

References

1. "Cedrus - The True Cedars". U.S. Forest Service.
2. "False Cedars (Calocedrus, Thuja, Chamaecyparis)". Oregon State University.