Cedrus libani is a species of cedar native to the mountains of the Mediterranean region.
There are two distinct types of Cedrus libani that are considered to be different subspecies or varieties:
- Lebanon cedar or Cedar of Lebanon (Cedrus libani subsp. libani or var. libani) - grows in Lebanon, Palestine, Israel, northwest Jordan, western Syria, and south central Turkey.
- Turkish cedar or Taurus cedar (Cedrus libani subsp. stenocoma or var. stenocoma) - grows in southwest Turkey.
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