Juniperus formosana

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Juniperus formosana
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Specimen in the Stanley M. Rowe Arboretum
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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 chekiangensisNakai nom. inval.
  • Juniperus maireiLemée & 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 . Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. ↑ The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species , retrieved 11 February 2017
  3. ↑ Liguo Fu; Yong-fu Yu; Robert P. Adams; Aljos Farjon. "Juniperus formosana". Flora of China. Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA. Retrieved 12 April 2013.


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