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| ⚫ | == Coniferous trees in the genus ''Cedrus'' == | ||
| ''']''', in a strict botanical sense, refers to those trees belonging to the genus Cedrus in the coniferous plant family Pinaceae. | |||
| The name ''']''' correctly<ref name=kelsey>Kelsey, H. P., & Dayton, W. A. (1942). ''Standardized Plant Names'', ed.2. American Joint Committee on Horticultural Nomenclature. Horace McFarland Company, Harrisburg, Pa.</ref> refers to those trees belonging to the genus ''Cedrus'' in the coniferous plant family Pinaceae. | |||
| In common usage, the ] family of trees are often labeled as Cedars. | |||
| '''Cedar''' may also refer to: | |||
| ==Other trees== | |||
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| * ] | * ] | ||
| * ] | * ] | ||
| * ] | * ] | ||
| ==Trees to which the name has been misapplied== | |||
| The name cedar has also been widely misapplied<ref name=kelsey/> to various other trees, particularly in the ] family ]; the Joint Committee on Horticultural Nomenclature states "This illustrates the importance of the principle adopted by the Joint Committee that a common name properly belonging to one genus should not be used for a plant of another genus, except as part of a compound word".<ref name=kelsey/> | |||
| === Trees in the Cypress family === | === Trees in the Cypress family === | ||
| * Western Redcedar |
* Western Redcedar '']'' | ||
| * Bermuda cedar |
* Bermuda cedar '']'' | ||
| * Eastern redcedar |
* Eastern redcedar '']'' | ||
| * |
* Eastern whitecedar '']'' | ||
| * |
* Atlantic whitecedar '']'' | ||
| ⚫ | * Yellowcedar or Alaska yellow cedar '']'' | ||
| ⚫ | * |
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| ⚫ | * Incense-cedar '']'' | ||
| ⚫ | * Yellowcedar or Alaska yellow cedar |
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| ⚫ | * Port Orford Cedar '']'' | ||
| ⚫ | * Incense-cedar |
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| * |
* Japanese Cedar '']'' | ||
| * Japanese Cedar, '']'' | |||
| === Trees in the |
=== Trees in the family ]=== | ||
| ⚫ | * "Stinking cedar" '']'' | ||
| ===Trees in the family ] (mahoganies)=== | |||
| ⚫ | * Stinking cedar |
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| ⚫ | * Spanish-cedar '']'' | ||
| ⚫ | * White Cedar '']'' (Meliaceae) | ||
| === Mahoganies === | |||
| * |
* Australian Redcedar '']'' | ||
| ⚫ | * |
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| * Australian Red Cedar, '']'' | |||
| ⚫ | * Saltcedar |
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| === Trees in other families === | === Trees in other families === | ||
| ⚫ | * Saltcedar '']'' | ||
| ⚫ | ==Places== | ||
| ⚫ | * White Cedar |
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| ⚫ | == |
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| * ], Canada | * ], Canada | ||
| * ], USA | * ], USA | ||
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| == Other == | == Other == | ||
| * ], in Singapore | * ], in Singapore | ||
| * ], the 2005 revolution in Lebanon. | * ], the 2005 revolution in Lebanon. | ||
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| * ] | * ] | ||
| * ] | * ] | ||
| ==References== | |||
| {{reflist}} | |||
| {{disambig}} | {{disambig}} | ||
Revision as of 10:15, 14 January 2008
Coniferous trees in the genus Cedrus
The name Cedar correctly refers to those trees belonging to the genus Cedrus in the coniferous plant family Pinaceae.
Trees to which the name has been misapplied
The name cedar has also been widely misapplied to various other trees, particularly in the cypress family Cupressaceae; the Joint Committee on Horticultural Nomenclature states "This illustrates the importance of the principle adopted by the Joint Committee that a common name properly belonging to one genus should not be used for a plant of another genus, except as part of a compound word".
Trees in the Cypress family
- Western Redcedar Thuja plicata
- Bermuda cedar Juniperus bermudiana
- Eastern redcedar Juniperus virginiana
- Eastern whitecedar Thuja occidentalis
- Atlantic whitecedar Chamaecyparis thyoides
- Yellowcedar or Alaska yellow cedar Callitropsis nootkatensis
- Incense-cedar Calocedrus
- Port Orford Cedar Chamaecyparis lawsoniana
- Japanese Cedar Cryptomeria
Trees in the family Cephalotaxaceae
- "Stinking cedar" Torreya taxifolia
Trees in the family Meliaceae (mahoganies)
- Spanish-cedar Cedrela odorata
- White Cedar Melia azedarach (Meliaceae)
- Australian Redcedar Toona australis
Trees in other families
- Saltcedar Tamarix
Places
- Cedar, British Columbia, Canada
- Cedar, Kansas, USA
- Cedar County, Iowa, USA
- Cedar County, Missouri, USA
- Cedar County, Nebraska, USA
- Cedar Township, Michigan, USA
- Cedar Township, Marshall County, Minnesota, USA
- Cedar Township, Martin County, Minnesota, USA
Other
- Cedar Girls' Secondary School, in Singapore
- Cedar Revolution, the 2005 revolution in Lebanon.
- Cedar River
- Cedar programming language
- CEDAR, a DSP-based system for restoring audio from old, scratchy recordings
- "Running Cedar", a fictional tree in the Sword of Truth series by Terry Goodkind
See also
References
- ^ Kelsey, H. P., & Dayton, W. A. (1942). Standardized Plant Names, ed.2. American Joint Committee on Horticultural Nomenclature. Horace McFarland Company, Harrisburg, Pa.
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