Biology:Juniperus barbadensis
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Short description: Species of conifer
Juniperus barbadensis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Gymnospermae |
Division: | Pinophyta |
Class: | Pinopsida |
Order: | Cupressales |
Family: | Cupressaceae |
Genus: | Juniperus |
Species: | J. barbadensis
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Binomial name | |
Juniperus barbadensis | |
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Juniperus barbadensis, also known as West Indian juniper, is a species of conifer in the family Cupressaceae endemic to the West Indies.
Distribution and habitat
It is native to the Bahamas, Cuba, Jamaica, and Saint Lucia; the latter two countries have only a single population remaining. It was formerly found on Barbados and Hispaniola (in Haiti), but is now extirpated from both locales.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Gardner, M.; Campbell, K.C.St.E.; Smith, M.; Freid, H.; Graveson, R. (2013). "Juniperus barbadensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2013: e.T34083A2844260. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T34083A2844260.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/34083/2844260. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ↑ The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species, http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/record/kew-2332604, retrieved 11 February 2017
- Conifers Around the World. Juniperus barbadensis var. barbadensis.
Wikidata ☰ Q1729344 entry
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juniperus barbadensis.
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