Cedrus libani stenocoma

Cedrus libani stenocoma (Turkish Cedar or Taurus Cedar) is a subspecies of the Lebanon Cedar (Cedrus libani). It is endemic to southwest Turkey in the Antalya Province. The timber has been used in construction of houses, ports, ships, palaces, temples, and castle arches for nearly 5,000 years. The tree is also used in making wires, railway traversers, bridges, beehives, packaging material, pencils, cupboards, chests, building decorations, underwater construction, and a raw material for paper pulp.