Juniperus recurva
| Juniperus recurva | |
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| Foliage on a cultivated plant in Britain | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Gymnospermae |
| Division: | Pinophyta |
| Class: | Pinopsida |
| Order: | Cupressales
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| Family: | Cupressaceae |
| Genus: | Juniperus |
| Section: | Juniperus sect. Sabina
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| Species: | J. recurva
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| Binomial name | |
| Juniperus recurva Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don
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Juniperus recurva, commonly named the Himalayan juniper. It grows at altitudes of 3,000–4,000 metres (9,800–13,100 feet).
Description
Juniperus recurva is a large
leaves
are needle-like, 5–10 millimetres (3⁄16–3⁄8 inch) long, arranged in six ranks in alternating whorls of three.
The
monoecious
with pollen and seed cones produced on the same plants.
Varieties
There are two varieties, treated as distinct species by some botanists:
- Juniperus recurva var. recurva - leaves mostly 5–8 mm. Throughout the range.
- Juniperus recurva var. coxii - leaves mostly 7–10 mm. Confined to the eastern Himalaya on high rainfall sites.
Cultivation
Juniperus recurva is planted as an
ornamental tree in western Europe, valued for its drooping foliage, particularly pendulous in the cultivar
'Castlewellan'.
References
- . Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ BSBI List 2007 (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
- Li, N.; Farjon, A.; Christian, T.; Rushforth, K. (2013). "Juniperus recurva". . Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- Adams, R. P. Junipers of the World: The genus Juniperus. Victoria: Trafford, 2004. ISBN 1-4120-4250-X