Cedar

Cedar is a family of trees belonging to the genus Cedrus There are three species of cedar. The Atlas cedar Cedrus atlantica, native to the Atlas mountains of Northern Africa, The Cedar of Lebanon Cedrus libani, native to the mountains of Lebanon and surrounding areas, and the Deodar Cedrus deodora, native to the Himalayan region of Asia. The Cyprian cedar of Cyprus is sometimes considered to be a variant of Cedrus libani, and sometimes to be a separate species, Cedrus brevifolia.

The name cedar has also been used to refer to various members of the juniper and thuja families.