Juniperus blancoi var. mucronata

Cupressaceae Juniperus blancoi var. mucronata R.P.Adams

Etymology
Juniperus refers to the Latin name for junipers.
blancoi refers to C. E. Blanco, who collected the type specimen.
mucronata refers to ‘mucronate’; indicating its foliage is pointy.

Colloquial Name
Mucronate juniper

Subordinate Taxa
There exist 3 subordinate taxa for Juniperus blancoi:

Distribution

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TDWG Codes
7, 79, MXE, MXE-CU, MXN, MXN-SO

Habitat
The natural habitats for Juniperus blancoi var. mucronata are temperate forests. The natural elevation is unknown. There are no conifers associated with Juniperus blancoi var. mucronata that are known of.

USDA Hardiness zone – 8
Juniperus blancoi var. mucronata 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. mucronata is unknown. There are ongoing threats for Juniperus blancoi var. mucronata and they are listed as follows:

• 2 Overexploitation & Resource Use
  • 2.1 Logging & Wood Harvesting

IUCN Category – VU
According to the IUCN Red List, Juniperus blancoi var. mucronata has been assigned the status of VU(Vulnerable). This means that according to the Red List criteria, this species qualifies as Vulnerable and is of risk.

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

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