Juniperus pingii var. chengii

Cupressaceae Juniperus pingii var. chengii (L.K.Fu & Y.F.Yu) Farjon

Etymology
Juniperus refers to the Latin name for junipers.
pingii refers to professor C. Ping.
chengii refers to the Chinese botanist and author of J. pingii named W. C. Cheng.

Colloquial Name
Cheng’s juniper

Subordinate Taxa
There exist 4 subordinate taxa for Juniperus pingii:

Distribution

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TDWG Codes
3, 36, CHC, CHC-YN

Habitat
The natural habitats for Juniperus pingii var. chengii are temperate forests. It is naturally found at an elevation of at least 3150 up to 3150 metres. There are no conifers associated with Juniperus pingii var. chengii that are known of.

Species Continuity
The population trend for Juniperus pingii var. chengii is unknown. There are no known threats for Juniperus pingii var. chengii.

IUCN Category – DD
According to the IUCN Red List, Juniperus pingii var. chengii has been assigned the status of DD(Data Defficient). This means that according to the Red List criteria, not enough data has been obtained about its abundance and/or distribution.

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

Juniperus pingii var. chengii is further placed under Cupressoideae. Juniperus pingii var. chengii is also placed under Cupressaceae.