Biology:Juniperus formosana

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Short description: Species of conifer

Juniperus formosana
Juniperus formosana - Stanley M. Rowe Arboretum - DSC03356.JPG
Specimen in the Stanley M. Rowe Arboretum
Scientific classification edit
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. Farjon, A.; Christian, T.; Li, N.; Rushforth, K. (2013). "Juniperus formosana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2013: e.T42235A2965128. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T42235A2965128.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/42235/2965128. Retrieved 17 November 2021. 
  2. The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species, http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/search?q=Juniperus+formosana, retrieved 11 February 2017 
  3. "Juniperus formosana". Flora of China. Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA. http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=200005425. 

Wikidata ☰ Q1437747 entry