Biology:Juniperus phoenicea turbinata
Juniperus phoenicea turbinata is a subspecies of Juniperus phoenicea, a conifer that grows in the south of the Iberian Peninsula, in the Canary Islands and in the Balearic Islands. Some synonyms are Juniperus turbinata[1] or Juniperis phoenicea canariensis (A.P.Guyot in Mathou & A.P.Guyot) Rivas-Mart., Wildpret & P.Pérez.[2][3]
Characteristics
It is a shrub or tree up to 8 m high, with adult scale-like leaves, more or less triangular and pressed together to the twigs. Cones usually terminal, globular, bluish-black at first and turning dark red as they mature.
Taxonomy
Juniperus phoenicea subsp. turbinata was described by (Guss.) Parl. and published in Annales des Sciences Naturelles; Botanique, sér. 3 17: 291. 1852.[4]
- Cytology
Number of chromosomes of Juniperus phoenicea subsp. turbinata (Fam. Cupressaceae): 2n=22[5]
Etymology
Juniperus: generic name from Latin iuniperus, given to the juniper.[6]
phoenicea: epithet Latin which means "red, crimson", perhaps in reference to the color of the fruit.
Synonymy
- Juniperus lycia var. tarraconensis Sennen
- Juniperus oophora Kunze
- Juniperus phoenicea subsp. canariensis
- Juniperus phoenicea var. oophora (Kunze) Lázaro Ibiza
- Juniperus turbinata subsp. canariensis (A.P. Guyot in Mathou & A. P. Guyot) Rivas-Mart., Wildpret & P. Pérez
- Juniperus turbinata Guss.
- Juniperus canariensis Guyot & Mathou
- Juniperus phoenicea subsp. eumediterranea P.Lebreton & Thivend
- Sabina turbinata (Guss.) Antoine[7]
References
- ↑ http://www.floraiberica.es/floraiberica/texto/pdfs/01_029_05_Juniperus.pdf
- ↑ File in Anthos
- ↑ Juniperus phoenicea subsp. turbinata in Flora de Canarias
- ↑ "Juniperus phoenicea subsp. turbinata". Tropicos.org. Missouri Botanical Garden. http://www.tropicos.org/Name/13034540. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
- ↑ Chromosomal numbers of western plants, 1-34. Valdés Bermejo, E. (1980) Anales Jard. Bot. Madrid 36: 373-389
- ↑ On Botanical Name
- ↑ Juniperus phoenicea subsp. turbinata in PlantList
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