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Atlas Cedar

Conifers and Other Gymnosperms

Atlas cedar, Cedrus atlantica, is a conifer of the family Pinaceae native to the Atlas Mountains of Morocco and Algeria, for which it is named, growing at elevations between roughly 1,300 and 2,200 meters. A popular ornamental blue-green form, often sold as Glauca, is widely planted in parks and gardens around the world, but the species' wild population in its native North African range has declined sharply due to logging, grazing and drought, leading to its listing as endangered.

Facts

Classification

Diet

Photosynthetic Autotroph 1

System (Realm)

Terrestrial 2

Relationship to People

Used in Traditional Medicine 3

Living or Extinct

Yes 4

Scientific Name

Cedrus atlantica 4

Conservation Status

Endangered 6

Comparison

CITES Appendix

Not Listed 5

Connections

Child Taxon Of

Source Wikidata: Atlas Cedar

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Sources

1. Cedrus atlantica (Wikipedia)

Lead, sentence naming the group it belongs to

Quote, Lead, sentence naming the group it belongs to

Cedrus atlantica, the Atlas cedar, is a species of coniferous tree in the pine family Pinaceae, native to the Rif and Atlas Mountains of Morocco (Middle Atlas, High Atlas), and to the Tell Atlas in Algeria.

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2. GBIF Species API

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3. Plants For A Future: Cedrus atlantica

Plants For A FutureMedicinal Uses

Quote, Medicinal Uses

Diluted with a carrier oil such as almond, and massaged into the skin it is used in the treatment of skin diseases, ulcers, chest infections, catarrh, cystitis and dandruff.

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4. Wikidata: Atlas Cedar

Wikidata

Wikidata Q623489, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
Statements section, conservation status (P141)
IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): endangered.
Wikidata Q623489 (P225 taxon name)
Child Taxon Of: Cedrus, Wikidata P171 (parent taxon)

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5. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Pinales

UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 12387

Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 12387

"cites_listing":"I/II/III/NC","eu_listing":"A/B/C/NC","higher_taxa":{"kingdom":"Plantae","phylum":null,"class":null,"order":"Pinales","family":null},"synonyms":[],"common_names":[],"cites_listings":[]

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6. Atlas Cedar (Wikipedia)

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UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Pinaceae

UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 12514

Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 12514

"cites_listing":"I/III/NC","eu_listing":"A/C/NC","higher_taxa":{"kingdom":"Plantae","phylum":null,"class":null,"order":"Pinales","family":"Pinaceae"},"synonyms":[],"common_names":[{"name":"Sapins et pins","language":"FR"},{"name":"Firs and pines","language":"EN"},{"name":"Abetos, pinos","language":"ES"},{"name":"松科","language":"ZH"}],"cites_listings":[]

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Plant (Wikipedia)

Lead, whole group is photosynthetic

Quote, Lead, whole group is photosynthetic

They are predominantly photosynthetic or came from photosynthetic ancestors, meaning that they obtain their energy from sunlight by using the green pigment chlorophyll in their chloroplasts to produce sugars from carbon dioxide and water.

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