Cedrus deodara - Revision history

Gauravm at 15:08, 6 September 2010

2010-09-06T15:08:16Z

Gauravm: Minor edit

2010-08-31T03:33:29Z

Minor edit

Gauravm: cultivation details added

2010-08-31T03:25:51Z

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Gauravm: minor corrections

2010-08-27T15:16:12Z

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Shwetankverma at 21:43, 25 August 2010

2010-08-25T21:43:39Z

Shwetankverma at 21:41, 25 August 2010

2010-08-25T21:41:16Z

Shwetankverma at 20:39, 25 August 2010

2010-08-25T20:39:42Z

Shwetankverma: Created page with ' {{stub}} Category:Plants Category:Species page'

2010-08-25T20:17:45Z

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 |introdescription=These are evergreen conifers known for their ornamental value and broadly used as timber. their wood has aromatic smell with red or red-tinged colour and is decay-resistant and insect-repellent.
 |Headerimage=Himalaya-Zeder-Zapfen.jpg
 |Headercaption=Mature seed cone of Cedrus deodara
 |Headerspeciesname=Cedrus deodara
 |username=shwetankverma
 |page creation date=2010/08/25
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 |name meaning=he specific epithet and English vernacular name derive from the Sanskrit term devadāru, which means "wood of the gods", a compound of deva (god) and dāru (wood).
 |ref name meaning=wiki
 |Regnum=Plantae
 |Division=Pinophyta
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 |Genus=Cedrus
 |ref source=wiki
 |plant general morphology=Trees up to 30 m tall with spreading horizontal branches; branchlets drooping. Leaves acicular, 2.5 cm long, 3‑sided. Male cones solitary at the tips of dwarf shoots, erect, cylindrical, purplish at maturity, 2.5‑4.5(‑7) cm long; microsporophylls spirally arranged, each with 2 oblong sporangia; micropores not winged. Female cones solitary, erect, terminal at the end of shoots; young cones greenish, mature cones brown, barrel‑shaped, 7‑12 x 5‑9 cm; sporophylls fan‑shaped, deciduous, leaving a central woody axis. Seeds obovate, 4‑6 mm (excluding wing), with a large light brown wing.
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 |seed dispersal=Zoophily (By vertebrates)
 |bloom type=Perennial
 |speciesname=Cedrus deodara
 |speciesname2=Cedrusdeodara
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 |himalayas=Yes
 |ref himalayas=AHS Encyclopdia
 |medicinal significance=Yes
 |medicinal system=Ayurveda
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 |plant toxic effects=Yes
 |plant toxic effect details=avoid Cedarwood oil during pregnancy
 |religious significance=Yes
 |religion=Hinduism
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 Forests full of Devadaru trees were the favorite abode or living place of ancient Indian sages and their families who were devoted to Hindu god Shiva for whom they performed very difficult tapasya (meditation) to please him.
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 |plant commercial=Yes
 |commercial applications=Medicinal use, Ornamental use, Wood
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 |plant height=More than 10 feet
 |plant cotyledon=Not a flowering plant
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 |habitat details=The `cedar' is commonly gregarious at altitudes from 2000‑3000 m.
 |ref habitat details=EOL
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 |common name=Deodar Cedar
 |common hindi names=देओदार
-|common indian names=Dabdaru, 	Devadaru, Devadarus, Devdar(Bengali); Devdar, Vanseodeodar(Gujarati); Bhadradaru, Devadara, Devadari, Devadaru, Gunduguragi, 	Kelmang, 	Pitadaru(Kannada); Devataram(Malayalam); Devadaru, Dewadar(Marathi); Dada, Dewdar, 	diar, Geyar, Kairval, Kalain, Kalon(Punjabi); Devadaari, Tevadaram, Tevadari, Tevadaru, Tevataram, Tevataru, Vandugolli(Tamil); Devadari, Devadaru, 	Devadaruvu(Telugu)
+|common indian names=Dabdaru,Devadaru, Devadarus, Devdar(Bengali); Devdar, Vanseodeodar(Gujarati); Bhadradaru, Devadara, Devadari, Devadaru, Gunduguragi, 	Kelmang, 	Pitadaru(Kannada); Devataram(Malayalam); Devadaru, Dewadar(Marathi); Dada, Dewdar, 	diar, Geyar, Kairval, Kalain, Kalon(Punjabi); Devadaari, Tevadaram, Tevadari, Tevadaru, Tevataram, Tevataru, Vandugolli(Tamil); Devadari, Devadaru, 	Devadaruvu(Telugu)
 |ref common indian names=Plants Database of India
 |name meaning=he specific epithet and English vernacular name derive from the Sanskrit term devadāru, which means "wood of the gods", a compound of deva (god) and dāru (wood).
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 |plant commercial=Yes
-|commercial applications=Wood
+|commercial applications=Medicinal use, Ornamental use, Wood
 |plant commercial parts=Stem, Bark
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 |page=1587
 |doi=DOI: 10.1002/ptr.2511
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 |religious significance=Yes
 |religion=Hinduism
-|religious use description=Among Hindus it is worshipped as a divine tree, particularly in Kashmir and Punjab villages, as the name deodar suggests. The first half of the word deva means the words divine, deity, deus, and Zeus and the second part connotes durum, druid, tree, and true.[2][3]
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 Several Hindu legends refer to this tree. In Valmiki Ramayan
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 |author=Singh SK et al
 |title=Chemically standardized isolates from Cedrus deodara stem wood having anticancer activity
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 {{Reference journal
 |author=Parduman R. Sharma et al
 |title=Induction of apoptosis by a synergistic lignan composition from Cedrus deodara in human cancer cells
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 {{Header Image
 |introdescription=These are evergreen conifers known for their ornamental value and broadly used as timber. their wood has aromatic smell with red or red-tinged colour and is decay-resistant and insect-repellent.
 |Headerimage=Himalaya-Zeder-Zapfen.jpg
 |Headercaption=Mature seed cone of Cedrus deodara
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 |ref state=Plant database of India
 |biotic zone=Northeastern Himalayas, Northwestern Himalayas
 |habitat details=The `cedar' is commonly gregarious at altitudes from 2000‑3000 m.
 |ref habitat details=EOL
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 |ref medicinal active compounds=himalaya
 |medicinal active compounds details=Lignan extract of stem wood of Cedrus deodara consisted of (-)-wikstromal (75-79%), (-)-matairesinol (9-13%) and benzylbutyrolactol (7-11%) and was studied for its in vitro cytotoxcity against human cancer cell lines.
 |ref medicinal active compounds details=Phytotherapy Research, Planta medica
 |plant toxic effects=Yes
 |plant toxic effect details=avoid Cedarwood oil during pregnancy
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 |religious use description=Among Hindus it is worshipped as a divine tree, particularly in Kashmir and Punjab villages, as the name deodar suggests. The first half of the word deva means the words divine, deity, deus, and Zeus and the second part connotes durum, druid, tree, and true.[2][3]
-Several Hindu legends refer to this tree. In Valmiki Ramayan – Kishkinda khanda- stanza 4-43-13 reads:[4]
+Several Hindu legends refer to this tree. In Valmiki Ramayan
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-    lodhra padmaka khaNDeSu devadaaru vaneSu ca | raavaNaH saha vaidehyaa maargitavyaa tataH tataH || || 4-43-13
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-    That means “In the stands of Lodhra trees, Padmaka trees and in the woods of Devadaru, or Deodar trees, Ravana is to be searched there and there, together with Seetha. [4-43-13]”
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 Forests full of Devadaru trees were the favorite abode or living place of ancient Indian sages and their families who were devoted to Hindu god Shiva for whom they performed very difficult tapasya (meditation) to please him.
 |ref religious use description=wiki
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 |title=Chemically standardized isolates from Cedrus deodara stem wood having anticancer activity
 |url=https://www.thieme-connect.com/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-2007-967185
 |journal=Planta Med
 |year=2007
 |volume=73
 |issue=6
 |page=519