Cedrus libani var. brevifolia

Cedrus libani var. brevifolia, the Cyprus cedar, is a conifer in the genus Cedrus. It is native to the Troödos Mountains of central Cyprus.^[2][1] It grows in the Cedar Valley in Pafos State Forest.^[3]

Cedrus libani var. brevifolia
A young tree in Cyprus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Gymnospermae
Division:	Pinophyta
Class:	Pinopsida
Order:	Pinales
Family:	Pinaceae
Genus:	Cedrus
Species:	C. libani
Variety:	C. l. var. brevifolia
Trinomial name
Cedrus libani var. brevifolia Hook.f.
Synonyms[1]
Cedrus brevifolia (Hook.f.) Elwes & A.Henry (1908) Cedrus libani subsp. brevifolia (Hook.f.) Meikle (1977) Cedrus libanitica subsp. brevifolia (Hook.f.) O.Schwarz (1944) Cedrus libanotica subsp. brevifolia (Hook.f.) Holmboe (1914)

The tree is considered by some botanists to be a variety of the Cedrus libani (cedar of Lebanon), by others as a separate species Cedrus brevifolia, or as a subspecies, Cedrus libani subsp. brevifolia.^[1]