Juniperus squamata

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Pinales
Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Divisio: Tracheophyta Divisio: Pinophyta Classis: Pinopsida Ordo: Pinales

Familia: Cupressaceae
Subfamilia: Cupressoideae
Genus: Juniperus
Sectio: Juniperus sect. Sabina
Species: Juniperus squamata

Name

Juniperus squamata Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don in A.B.Lambert, Descr. Pinus 2: 17. 1824.

Synonyms

Homotypic
- Sabina squamata (Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don) Antoine, Cupress.-Gatt.: 66. 1857.
- Juniperus recurva var. squamata (Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don) Parl. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 16(2): 482. 1868.
Heterotypic
- Juniperus recurva var. densa Carrière, Traité Gén. Conif.: 27. 1855.
- Sabina recurva var. densa (Carrière) Antoine, Cupress.-Gatt.: 67. 1857.
- Juniperus densa (Carrière) Gordon, Pinetum, Suppl.: 32. 1862.
- Juniperus lemeeana H.Lév. & Blin. in A.A.H.Léveillé, Fl. Kouy-Tchéou: 111. 1914.
- Juniperus squamata var. fargesii Rehder & E.H.Wilson in C.S.Sargent, Pl. Wilson. 2: 59. 1914.
- Juniperus squamata var. meyeri Rehder, J. Arnold Arbor. 3: 207. 1922.
- Juniperus squamata var. prostrata Hornibr., Dwarf Conifers: 77. 1923.
- Juniperus fargesii (Rehder & E.H.Wilson) Kom., Bot. Mater. Gerb. Glavn. Bot. Sada R.S.F.S.R. 5: 30. 1924.
- Juniperus franchetiana H.Lév. ex Kom., Bot. Mater. Gerb. Glavn. Bot. Sada R.S.F.S.R. 5: 30. 1924.
- Juniperus kansuensis Kom., Bot. Mater. Gerb. Glavn. Bot. Sada R.S.F.S.R. 5: 31. 1924.
- Juniperus squamata f. prostrata (Hornibr.) Rehder, Bibl. Cult. Trees: 58. 1949.
- Juniperus baimashanensis Y.F.Yu & L.K.Fu, Novon 7: 443. 1997 publ. 1998.
- Juniperus squamata var. hongxiensis Y.F.Yu & L.K.Fu, Novon 7: 444. 1997 publ. 1998.
- Juniperus squamata var. parvifolia Y.F.Yu & L.K.Fu, Novon 7: 444. 1997 publ. 1998.
- Sabina squamata var. fargesii (Rehder & E.H.Wilson) L.K.Fu & Y.F.Yu in L.K.Fu & T.Hong (eds.), Higher Pl. China 3: 86. 2000.
- Juniperus pingii subsp. baimashanensis (Y.F.Yu & L.K.Fu) Silba, J. Int. Conifer Preserv. Soc. 13(1): 13. 2006.
- Juniperus squamata subsp. fargesii (Rehder & E.H.Wilson) Silba, J. Int. Conifer Preserv. Soc. 13(1): 16. 2006.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Asia-Temperate
- Regional: Western Asia
  - Afghanistan.
- Regional: China
  - China South-Central (Guizhou, Hubei, Sichuan, Yunnan), China North-Central (Gansu, Shaanxi), China Southeast (Anhui, Fujian), Tibet.
- Regional: Eastern Asia
  - Taiwan.
Continental: Asia-Tropical
- Regional: Indian Subcontinent
  - Assam, East Himalaya (Bhutan, Sikkim), India, Nepal, Pakistan, West Himalaya.
- Regional: Indo-China
  - Myanmar.

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References

Additional references

Adams, R.P. 2004. Junipers of the World: The genus Juniperus. v + 275 p., Vancouver: Trafford, ISBN 1-4120-4250-X. Reference page.
Farjon, A. 2005. Monograph of Cupressaceae and Sciadopitys. 643 p., Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. ISBN 1-84246-068-4. Reference page.
Fu, L.-K., Yu, Y.F., Adams, R.P. & Farjon, A. 1999. Juniperus. Pp. 69–77 in Wu, Zh.Y. & Raven, P.H. (eds.), Flora of China. Volume 4: Cycadaceae through Fagaceae. Science Press, Beijing & Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis, ISBN 0-915279-70-3. efloras PDF Reference page.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Juniperus squamata in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Jan 16. Reference page.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Juniperus squamata in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service.

Vernacular names

English: Flaky Juniper
eesti: Kirju kadakas
suomi: Himalajankataja
magyar: Törpe boróka
中文: 高山柏