Juniperus deltoides

Juniperus deltoides
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Gymnospermae
Division:	Pinophyta
Class:	Pinopsida
Order:	Cupressales
Family:	Cupressaceae
Genus:	Juniperus
Section:	Juniperus sect. Juniperus
Species:	J. deltoides
Binomial name
Juniperus deltoides R.P.Adams
Synonyms [1]
Juniperus oxycedrus subsp. deltoides(R.P.Adams) N.G.Passal. Juniperus deltoides var. spilinana(Yalt., Eliçin & Terzioglu) Terzioglu Juniperus deltoides f. yaltirikiana(Avci & Ziel.) R.P.Adams Juniperus oxycedrus var. spilinanaYalt., Eliçin & Terzioglu Juniperus oxycedrus f. yaltirikianaAvci & Ziel.

Juniperus deltoides (syn. Juniperus oxycedrus subsp. deltoides), the Eastern prickly juniper, is a species of juniper native to the eastern Mediterranean. ^[1] Although it is sometimes considered a subspecies of Juniperus oxycedrus , ^[2] phylogenetic studies have found the two are not closely related. ^{[3] [4] [5] [6] [7]}

References

1. "Juniperus deltoides R.P.Adams". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
2. Farjon, A. (2005). Monograph of Cupressaceae and Sciadopitys. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. ISBN   1-84246-068-4
3. Adams, R. P. (2000). Systematics of Juniperus section Juniperus based on leaf essential oils and RAPD DNA fingerprinting. Biochem. Syst. Ecol. 28: 515-528 available online (pdf file) Archived 2006-03-18 at the Wayback Machine
4. Adams, R. P. (2004). Juniperus deltoides, a new species and nomenclatural notes on Juniperus polycarpos and J. turcomanica (Cupressaceae). Phytologia 86: 49 - 53 available online (pdf file) Archived 2006-03-18 at the Wayback Machine
5. Boratyński, A.; Wachowiak, W.; Dering, M.; Boratyńska, K; Sękiewicz, K.; Sobierajska, K.; Jasińska, A.K.; Klimko, M.; Montserrat, J.M.; Romo, A.; Ok, T.; Didukh, Y. (2014). "The biogeography and genetic relationships of Juniperus oxycedrus and related taxa from the Mediterranean and Macaronesian regions". Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. 174 (4): 637–653. doi:10.1111/boj.12147.
6. Rumeu, B.; Caujapé-Castells, J.; Blanco-Pastor, J.L.; Jaén-Molina, R.; Nogales, M.; Elias, R.B.; Vargas, P. (2011). "The Colonization History of Juniperus brevifolia (Cupressaceae) in the Azores Islands". PLOS ONE. 6 (11) e27697. Bibcode:2011PLoSO...627697R. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0027697 . hdl: 10261/43272 . PMC   3218011 . PMID   22110727.
7. Rumeu, B.; Vargas, P.; Jaén-Molina, R.; Nogales, M.; Caujapé-Castells, J. (2014). "Phylogeography and genetic structure of the threatened Canarian Juniperus cedrus (Cupressaceae)". Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. 175 (3): 376–394. doi:10.1111/boj.12172. S2CID   82778706.