Juniperus squamata

Juniperus squamata

The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Juniperus squamata is listed as Least Concern.

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, 2nd 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

• Farjon, A. 2013. Juniperus squamata. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2013. IUCN Red List Category: Least Concern . DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T42254A2967233.en.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Juniperus squamata in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 Dec 15. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2024. Juniperus squamata. Published online. Accessed: 15 Dec 2024.
• Hassler, M. 2024. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Juniperus squamata. Accessed: 15 Dec 2024.
• Hassler, M. 2024. Juniperus squamata. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2024. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2024 Dec 15. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

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

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