Widdringtonia is a genus of coniferous trees in the Cupressaceae (cypress family). The name was Austrian botanist Stephan Endlicher's way of honouring an early expert on the coniferous forests of Spain, Capt. Samuel Edward Cook or Widdrington (1787-1856). There are four species, all native to southern Africa, where they are known as cedars or African cypresses.
They are large shrubs or trees, reaching 5–20 m tall (to 40 m in W. whytei). The leaves are evergreen and scale-like, except on seedlings, ...