Cedrus deodara (Himalayan cedar)
A large handsome evergreen conifer tree reaching upto 85 m in height, witth almost rough, black, furrowed bark and spreading branches; shoots dimorphic; leaves needle-like triquetrous, shrp, pointed; male cones solitary, cylindric at the ends of branchlets, female cones solitary at the ends of branchlets, composed of imbricating thin woody placental scales; seeds pale brown, wings longer than the seeds. The heartwood of deodar is light yellowish brown, turning brown on exposure. It is oily, fragrant and strong. Flowering-fruiting April to January.(Ashok Sheth (Ed.). 2005 The herbs of ayurveda vol.1 Gujarat : Ashok Sheth. p276) |
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भित्त्वा सद्यः किसलयपुटान्देवदारुद्रुमानां ये तत्क्षीरस्रुतिसुरभयो दक्षिणेन प्रवृत्ताः । आलिङ्ग्यन्ते गुणवति मया ते तुषाराद्रिवाताः पूर्वस्पृष्टं यदि किल भवेदंगमेभिस्तवेति ॥ १०४ ॥ The winds from the snowy mountain, |
A part of the Yakṣa’s message to his wife. |
(c) Tomomi Sato 2013
Plants of Meghaduta 