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Medicine - It is an aromatic plant. Its needles have been used for anti-inflammatory, anticonvulsant, antimicrobial, and wound-healing properties.
China, India, Nepal, Pakistan
It is found growing in mountain slopes at altitudes of 1800-2800 m asl.
Is pest-resistant and can thrive in high-altitude climates. Holds spiritual significance in Himalayan cultures.
Trees can reach up to 45 m in height.
Trunks up to 3.5 m in diameter, the branchlets can be loosely or densely arranged.
The leaves are closely arranged and scalelike, measuring 1-1.8 mm, flat or slightly gibbous with a rounded, sometimes inconspicuous central abaxial gland, and usually have a slightly obtuse apex.
It has separate male and female cones. Male cones are small and yellow-brown, while mature female cones are dark grayish-brown and round, holding numerous seeds.
The seeds are ovate-oblong and flattened.
Cone appear in March-May