Cedrus libani var. brevifolia

Cedrus libani var. brevifolia, the Cyprus cedar, is a variety of 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 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.^[1]