Cupressaceae

Mulanje cedar

Widdringtonia whytei Rendle

Family: Cupressaceae
Genus: Widdringtonia

Pet and kid safety: not checked yet. Check pet-safe plants

Mulanje cedar: Mulanje Cypress Widdringtonia whytei on Mount Mulanje, Malawi — Photo: The original uploader was Amanita Phalloides at German Wikipedia ., CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

Is yours looking unwell? Scan your plant — free

Common names

By language (4)

Chinese: 姆兰杰南非柏
English: Mulanje cedar, Mulanje cedarwood, Mulanje cypress
Persian: سرو مولانجی
Russian: Виддрингтония Уайта

Synonyms

Callitris whytei (Rendle) Engl.
Widdringtonia nodiflora subsp. whytei (Rendle) Silba
Widdringtonia nodiflora var. whytei (Rendle) Silba

Photos

Photo: The original uploader was Amanita Phalloides at German Wikipedia ., CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Paul venter, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

More in Widdringtonia

Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.