''Cedrus libani'' var. ''brevifolia'', the Cyprus cedar, is a variety of

conifer Conifers () are a group of conifer cone, cone-bearing Spermatophyte, seed plants, a subset of gymnosperms. Scientifically, they make up the phylum, division Pinophyta (), also known as Coniferophyta () or Coniferae. The division contains a sin ...

in the genus ''

Cedrus ''Cedrus'', with the common English name cedar, is a genus of coniferous trees in the plant family Pinaceae (subfamily Abietoideae). They are native to the mountains of the western Himalayas and the Mediterranean region, occurring at altitud ...

''. It is native to the Troödos Mountains of central

Cyprus Cyprus (), officially the Republic of Cyprus, is an island country in the eastern Mediterranean Sea. Situated in West Asia, its cultural identity and geopolitical orientation are overwhelmingly Southeast European. Cyprus is the List of isl ...

. It grows in the Cedar Valley in Pafos State Forest. The tree is now generally regarded as a variety of the species ''Cedrus brevifolia ''(cedar of Lebanon), but it has sometimes been treated either as a separate species under the name ''Cedrus brevifolia'' or as a subspecies, ''Cedrus libani subsp. brevifolia''.

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