Juniperus indica

Cupressaceae Juniperus indica Bertol.

Etymology
Juniperus refers to the Latin name for junipers.
indica refers to the country of India; indicating where it was first described.

Colloquial Name
Black juniper, Wallich’s juniper

Subordinate Taxa
There exist 2 subordinate taxa for Juniperus indica:

Distribution

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TDWG Codes
3, 36, CHC, CHC-SC, CHC-YN, CHT, 4, 40, EHM, EHM-BH, EHM-DJ, EHM-SI, NEP, PAK, WHM, WHM-HP, WHM-JK, WHM-UT

Habitat
The natural habitats for Juniperus indica are temperate forests, temperate grasslands, rocky areas, temperate shrublands. It is naturally found at an elevation of at least 4800 up to 4800 metres. Other conifers associated with Juniperus indica are:

USDA Hardiness zone – 6
Juniperus indica is hardy to USDA Zone 6 (Bannister & Neuner, 2001), meaning its frost tolerance lies somewhere in the range of -23.3C (-10F) to -17.8C (0F).

Species Continuity
The population trend for Juniperus indica is stable. There are no known threats for Juniperus indica.

IUCN Category – LC
According to the IUCN Red List, Juniperus indica has been assigned the status of LC(Least Concern). This means that according to the Red List criteria, this species is not qualified as threatened.

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

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