It is a monoecious shrub or tree that reaches up to 6 m. Juvenile leaves are acicular, while mature leaves are 0.8-1.2 mm, ovate-rhomboid, densely imbricate. Male strobili are 3-4 x 2.5-3 mm; while female cones are 2.5-3.5 mm diameter, globose, deep violet.
Isthmic Desert (Location: Maghara - SpecificLocation: Halal Mountain), Isthmic Desert (Location: Maghara - SpecificLocation: Yelleq Mountain), Isthmic Desert (Location: Maghara - SpecificLocation: Maghara Mountain).
Mediterrannean region, Sinai extending to Central Arabia
Rocky Ridges,
Height: to 6 m
