releasing the seeds until only the cone rachis remains attached to the branches.

The seed scales are thin, broad, and coriaceous, measuring long and wide. The seeds are ovoid, long and wide, attached to a light brown wedge-shaped wing that is long and wide. C. libani grows rapidly until the age of 45 to 50 years; growth becomes extremely slow after the age of 70.

Taxonomy

Cedrus is the Latin name for true cedars. The specific epithet

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