Cedrus libani var. brevifolia

Cedrus libani var. brevifolia
	A young tree in Cyprus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Gymnospermae
Division:	Pinophyta
Class:	Pinopsida
Order:	Pinales
Family:	Pinaceae
Genus:	Cedrus
Species:	C. libani
Variety:	C. l. var. brevifolia
Trinomial name
	Cedrus libani var. brevifolia; Hook.f.
Synonyms
	Cedrus brevifolia (Hook.f.) Elwes & A.Henry (1908); Cedrus libani subsp. brevifolia (Hook.f.) Meikle (1977); Cedrus libanitica subsp. brevifolia (Hook.f.) O.Schwarz (1944); Cedrus libanotica subsp. brevifolia (Hook.f.) Holmboe (1914);

Cedrus libani var. brevifolia, the Cyprus cedar, is a variety of conifer in the genus Cedrus. It is native to the Troödos Mountains of central Cyprus. It grows in the Cedar Valley in Pafos State Forest.

The tree is now generally regarded as a variety of the species Cedrus brevifolia (cedar of Lebanon), but it has sometimes been treated either as a separate species under the name Cedrus brevifolia or as a subspecies, Cedrus libani subsp. brevifolia.