Juniperus blancoi

Cupressaceae Juniperus blancoi Martínez

Etymology
Juniperus refers to the Latin name for junipers.
blancoi refers to C. E. Blanco, who collected the type specimen.

Colloquial Name
Blanco juniper

Subordinate Taxa
There exist 3 subordinate taxa for Juniperus blancoi:

Distribution

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TDWG Codes
7, 79, MXC, MXC-ME, MXE, MXE-CU, MXE-DU, MXN, MXN-SO, MXS, MXS-MI

Habitat
The natural habitats for Juniperus blancoi are subtropical/tropical moist montane forests. It is naturally found at an elevation of at least 3250 up to 3250 metres. There are no conifers associated with Juniperus blancoi that are known of.

USDA Hardiness zone – 8
Juniperus blancoi is hardy to USDA Zone 8 (Bannister & Neuner, 2001), meaning its frost tolerance lies somewhere in the range of -12.2C (10F) to -6.7C (20F).

Species Continuity
The population trend for Juniperus blancoi is stable. Currently, there exist about 1000 mature specimen. There are ongoing threats for Juniperus blancoi and they are listed as follows:

• 1 Habitat Loss & Degradation
  • 1.1 Agriculture & Forestry
• 2 Overexploitation & Resource Use
  • 2.1 Logging & Wood Harvesting

IUCN Category – NT
According to the IUCN Red List, Juniperus blancoi has been assigned the status of NT(Near Threatened). This means that according to the Red List criteria, this species is not threatened, but is close to having this status.

Superordinate Taxa
The nearest superordinate taxon for Juniperus blancoi is Sect. Sabina. The coordinate taxa for Juniperus blancoi are therefore:

Juniperus blancoi is further placed under Cupressoideae. Juniperus blancoi is also placed under Cupressaceae.