{"id":15360,"date":"2019-09-12T08:38:53","date_gmt":"2019-09-12T05:38:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kykpee.org\/?p=15360"},"modified":"2020-04-22T13:50:34","modified_gmt":"2020-04-22T10:50:34","slug":"species-of-october-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kykpee.org\/en\/species-of-october-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Species of October 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Name<\/strong>:<\/strong> Cyprus Cedra <\/span>
\nScientific Name:<\/strong>\u00a0Cedrus<\/em>\u00a0brevifolia
\n<\/em>Family:\u00a0<\/strong>Pinaceae<\/span><\/p>\n

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D<\/strong>escription<\/strong>
\n<\/strong>The cedar of Cyprus is characterized as an evergreen resin tree that can reach up to 30m in height. Consists of small greenish-needle leaves and brown and red male and female cones respectively.<\/span><\/p>\n

Spreading<\/strong>
\n<\/strong>Its natural spreading area is confined to the wider area of Tripylon (Cedar Valley) and the Black Cliffs in the Paphos Forest, while some clusters meet northwest of the Kykkou Monastery and Tsakkistra Monastery. It mainly develops on stony slopes with diabasic rocks and at an altitude between 900-1400m.<\/span><\/p>\n

Biology<\/strong>
\n<\/strong>The flowering season extends from September to October while the fruit appears conical and brown in color.<\/span><\/p>\n

Characteristics<\/strong> \u2013 <\/strong>Properties
\n<\/strong>Cyprus cedar is considered a long-lived plant since it can reach the age of 500 years and its wood is characterized by high resistance to rot and insect and fungal infections. Because of this, many wood carvings, furniture and wooden structures preserved from earlier years have cedar wood as their raw material, while the whole plant is used as an ornamental and Christmas tree.<\/span><\/p>\n

Ancient times
\n<\/strong>Historical references to Cypriot cedar are found in ancient texts by Theophrastus and Pliny who characterize it as a very important forest tree of the time, while cedar references are often found in the Bible as well.<\/span><\/p>\n

Endemism \u2013 Protection
\n<\/strong>It\u2019s one of the four species of cedar that can be found worldwide and is endemic to Cyprus. This species is included in the “Cyprus Red Book” and its designation as a “vulnerable species” makes it imperative to protect it. Today, although the Cypriot cedar is not being harvested, climate change and forest fires are still contemporary threats to the native cedar populations. Thus, the natural spreading areas of the species have been designated as “Nature Conservation Areas” and have been included in the European Natura 2000 Natural Area Network. In addition to the establishment of a gene bank, the Department of Forests has also set up fire protection systems and surveillance plans to protect the cedar population.<\/span><\/p>\n

SOURCES<\/u><\/strong>:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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  1. http:\/\/www.moa.gov.cy\/moa\/fd\/fd.nsf\/DMLreserves_gr\/DMLreserves_gr?OpenDocument
    \n<\/strong>http:\/\/www.plantnet.org.cy\/cedrus_brevifolia_forests.html<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. \u03a4\u03c3\u03b9\u03bd\u03c4\u03af\u03b4\u03b7\u03c2, \u03a4., \u03a7\u03b1\u03c4\u03b6\u03ae\u03ba\u03c5\u03c1\u03b9\u03ac\u03ba\u03bf\u03c5, \u0393., \u03a7\u03c1\u03b9\u03c3\u03c4\u03bf\u03b4\u03bf\u03cd\u03bb\u03bf\u03c5, \u03a7. (2002). \u0394\u03ad\u03bd\u03c4\u03c1\u03b1 \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u0398\u03ac\u03bc\u03bd\u03bf\u03b9 \u03c3\u03c4\u03b7\u03bd \u039a\u03cd\u03c0\u03c1\u03bf. \u039b\u03b5\u03c5\u03ba\u03c9\u03c3\u03af\u03b1: \u038a\u03b4\u03c1\u03c5\u03bc\u03b1 \u0391.\u0393. \u039b\u03b5\u03b2\u03ad\u03bd\u03c4\u03b7 \u2013 \u03a6\u03b9\u03bb\u03bf\u03b4\u03b1\u03c3\u03b9\u03ba\u03cc\u03c2 \u03a3\u03cd\u03bd\u03b4\u03b5\u03c3\u03bc\u03bf\u03c2 \u039a\u03cd\u03c0\u03c1\u03bf\u03c5.<\/span><\/li>\n
  3. \u03a4\u03c3\u03b9\u03bd\u03c4\u03af\u03b4\u03b7\u03c2, \u03a4., \u03a7\u03c1\u03b9\u03c3\u03c4\u03bf\u03b4\u03bf\u03cd\u03bb\u03bf\u03c5, \u03a7., \u0394\u03b5\u03bb\u03b7\u03c0\u03ad\u03c4\u03c1\u03bf\u03c5, \u03a0., \u0393\u03b5\u03c9\u03c1\u03b3\u03af\u03bf\u03c5, \u039a., (2007). \u03a4\u03bf \u03ba\u03cc\u03ba\u03ba\u03b9\u03bd\u03bf \u03b2\u03b9\u03b2\u03bb\u03af\u03bf \u03c4\u03b7\u03c2 \u03c7\u03bb\u03c9\u03c1\u03af\u03b4\u03b1\u03c2 \u03c4\u03b7\u03c2 \u039a\u03cd\u03c0\u03c1\u03bf\u03c5. \u039b\u03b5\u03c5\u03ba\u03c9\u03c3\u03af\u03b1: \u03a6\u03b9\u03bb\u03bf\u03b4\u03b1\u03c3\u03b9\u03ba\u03cc\u03c2 \u03a3\u03cd\u03bd\u03b4\u03b5\u03c3\u03bc\u03bf\u03c2 \u039a\u03cd\u03c0\u03c1\u03bf\u03c5<\/span><\/li>\n
  4. \u03a4\u03c3\u03b9\u03bd\u03c4\u03af\u03b4\u03b7\u03c2, \u03a4., (1995): \u03a4\u03b1 \u03b5\u03bd\u03b4\u03b7\u03bc\u03b9\u03ba\u03ac \u03c6\u03c5\u03c4\u03ac \u03c4\u03b7\u03c2 \u039a\u03cd\u03c0\u03c1\u03bf\u03c5. \u039b\u03b5\u03c5\u03ba\u03c9\u03c3\u03af\u03b1: \u03a4\u03c1\u03ac\u03c0\u03b5\u03b6\u03b1 \u039a\u03cd\u03c0\u03c1\u03bf\u03c5 \u2013 \u03a0\u03b1\u03b3\u03ba\u03cd\u03c0\u03c1\u03b9\u03b1 \u0388\u03bd\u03c9\u03c3\u03b7 \u0394\u03b1\u03c3\u03bf\u03bb\u03cc\u03b3\u03c9\u03bd.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    P<\/u><\/strong>HOTOGRAPH SOURCE<\/u><\/strong>:
    \n<\/strong><\/span>http:\/\/threatenedconifers.rbge.org.uk\/taxa\/details\/cedrus-brevifolia1<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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