عرعر سوري

الوصف النباتي

الأوراق

Leaves: Needle-like, in whorls of three, 12–25 mm long and 3–5 mm wide; usually sharply pointed, glaucous above and green beneath.

الثمار والبذور

Seed cones: Large, berry-like cones reaching 25 mm across, initially glaucous, later reddish-brown beneath a bluish waxy bloom. The nine scales remain visible; the seeds unite into a hard, stone-like body reaching 15 mm across.

مواسم النبات

الفنلوجية

Phenology: Reproductive cones appear in spring.

الانتشار الموثق

Lebanese distribution: Mayfouk, Douma, Jabal Barouk, Ain Zehalta, Jabal Moussa above Mchatta, Danniyeh, Wadi Sirhin north of Sir, Ehmej–Laqlouq, the Cedars, Mount Hermon, Fnaidek, Sannine, Tannourine, Yammouneh, Aakoura and Makmel.

Syrian distribution: Slenfe and Jaoubat Bourghal.

Native range: Greece, Lebanon-Syria, Türkiye.

لمحة نباتية

بنية النبات

Life-form & habit: Dioecious tree reaching 20 m, often narrowly upright but sometimes developing a broad crown; branches greyish and young branchlets reddish.

الفصيلة والتصنيف

الاسم العلمي المقبول

Juniperus drupacea

الفصيلة

السَّرْويّات

نباتات من الفصيلة نفسها

Juniperus excelsa

عرعر منتن

Juniperus foetidissima

الشربين

Juniperus oxycedrus

عرعر

Juniperus phoenicea