Juniperus formosana

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Juniperus formosana
Specimen in the Stanley M. Rowe Arboretum

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Gymnospermae
Division: Pinophyta
Class: Pinopsida
Order:
Cupressales
Family: Cupressaceae
Genus: Juniperus
Section:
Juniperus sect. Juniperus
Species:
J. formosana
Binomial name
Juniperus formosana
Hayata
Synonyms[2]
  • Juniperus chekiangensis Nakai nom. inval.
  • Juniperus mairei Lemée & H.Lév.

Juniperus formosana, the Formosan juniper, is a species of conifer in the family Cupressaceae. It is a shrub or tree to 15 metres (49 feet) tall, found in China (from Tibet in the west to Zhejiang in the east) and in Taiwan.[3]

References

  1. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T42235A2965128.en
    . Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. ^ The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species, retrieved 11 February 2017
  3. ^ Liguo Fu; Yong-fu Yu; Robert P. Adams; Aljos Farjon. "Juniperus formosana". Flora of China. Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA. Retrieved 12 April 2013.


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