Devdar
Cedrus deodara
- Habit
- {"lifeform":["árvore"],"habita
- Found in India
- Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir & more
How to identify Devdar
Identify Devdar by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a {"lifeform":["árvore"],"habita habit.
- Check the distinctive field mark: Drooping graceful branches, Himalayan conifer (deodar).
- Confirm leaf shape: Linear.
- In India, compare location records such as Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Uttar Pradesh and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Pinaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Devdar.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Cedrus deodara
- Genus
- Cedrus
- Family
- Pinaceae
- Habit
- {"lifeform":["árvore"],"habita
- Found in India
- Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Arunachal Pradesh, Tamil Nadu
Leaf characters
- Leaf shape
- LinearrecordedVery long and narrow with roughly parallel sides.“The leaves are needle-like, mostly 2.5–5 centimetres (1–2 inches) long, occasionally up to 7 cm (3 in) long, slender (1 millimetre or 1⁄32 in thick), borne singly on long shoots, a” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Characters marked “recorded” are for Devdar itself; the rest are typical of the Pinaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Fruit
- Cone
Typical of the Pinaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
Local Names
- Hindi
- देवदार Devdar,देवदार devadar,सीडर sidar
- Nepali
- देवदार
- Tamil
- Devadaram, தேவதாரம்
- Telugu
- Devadaru, దేవదారు, దేవదారు పత్రి
- Kannada
- ದೇವದಾರು Devadaru, ದೇವದಾರು
- Malayalam
- Devataram, ദേവദാരു, Cedrus deodara
- Marathi
- देवदार
About Devdar
Devdar (Cedrus deodara) belongs to the Pinaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir and 4 other states.
Uses
Locally it is long used in traditional medicine, cut for timber and furniture and planted as an ornamental. Those medicinal uses are traditional attributions, not medical advice.
In culture
It is treated as sacred and appears in worship and is used as an official or regional emblem.
Pinaceae
Pines Family
Devdar belongs to the Pinaceae family.
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