Juniperus blancoi var. huehuentensis

Cupressaceae Juniperus blancoi var. huehuentensis R.P.Adams, S.González & M.González

Etymology
Juniperus refers to the Latin name for junipers.
blancoi refers to C. E. Blanco, who collected the type specimen.
huehuentensis refers to the Mexican mountain Cerro Huehuento; indicating its habitat.

Colloquial Name
Huehue juniper

Subordinate Taxa
There exist 3 subordinate taxa for Juniperus blancoi:

Distribution

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TDWG Codes
7, 79, MXE, MXE-DU

Habitat
The natural habitats for Juniperus blancoi var. huehuentensis are temperate forests, rocky areas. It is naturally found at an elevation of at least 3250 up to 3250 metres. Other conifers associated with Juniperus blancoi var. huehuentensis are:

USDA Hardiness zone – 8
Juniperus blancoi var. huehuentensis 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 var. huehuentensis is stable. Currently, there exist about 500-600 mature specimen. There are ongoing threats for Juniperus blancoi var. huehuentensis and they are listed as follows:

• 1 Habitat Loss & Degradation
  • 1.1 Agriculture & Forestry

IUCN Category – EN
According to the IUCN Red List, Juniperus blancoi var. huehuentensis has been assigned the status of EN(Endangered). This means that according to the Red List criteria, this species qualifies as Endangered and is very much at risk.

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

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