Juniperus chinensis

Cupressaceae Juniperus chinensis L.

Etymology
Juniperus refers to the Latin name for junipers.
chinensis refers to China; indicating its habitat.

Colloquial Name
Chinese juniper

Subordinate Taxa
There exist 3 subordinate taxa for Juniperus chinensis:

Distribution

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TDWG Codes
3, 31, KHA, KUR, PRM, SAK, 36, CHC, CHC-CQ, CHC-GZ, CHC-HU, CHC-SC, CHC-YN, CHI, CHI-NM, CHI-NX, CHM, CHM-HJ, CHM-JL, CHM-LN, CHN, CHN-BJ, CHN-GS, CHN-HB, CHN-SA, CHN-SD, CHN-SX, CHN-TJ, CHS, CHS-AH, CHS-FJ, CHS-GD, CHS-GX, CHS-HE, CHS-HK, CHS-HN, CHS-JS, CHS-JX, CHS-ZJ, CHT, 38, JAP, JAP-HK, JAP-HN, JAP-KY, JAP-SH, KOR, KOR-NK, KOR-SK, TAI, 4, 41, MYA

Habitat
The natural habitats for Juniperus chinensis are temperate forests, rocky areas. It is naturally found at an elevation of at least 2700 up to 2700 metres. There are no conifers associated with Juniperus chinensis that are known of.

USDA Hardiness zone – 4
Juniperus chinensis is hardy to USDA Zone 4 (Bannister & Neuner, 2001), meaning its frost tolerance lies somewhere in the range of -34.4C (-30F) to 28.9C (-20F).

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

IUCN Category – LC
According to the IUCN Red List, Juniperus chinensis 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 chinensis is Sect. Sabina. The coordinate taxa for Juniperus chinensis are therefore:

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

Cultivars
‘Ames’, ‘Aquarius’, ‘Arenaria’, ‘Aurea’, ‘Aurea Mas’, ‘Belvedere’, ‘Blaauw’, ‘Blue Alps’, ‘Blue Point’, ‘Chugai’, ‘Columnaris’, ‘Columnaris Glauca’, ‘Dropmore’, ‘Echiniformis’, ‘Excelsior’, ‘Expansa Aureospicata’, ‘Expansa Variegata’, ‘Fairview’, ‘Femina’, ‘Ferngold’, ‘Fortunei’, ‘Gelber Samling’, ‘Globosa’, ‘Globosa Aurea’, ‘Globosa Cinerea’, ‘Helle’, ‘Hollywood Variegated’, ‘Iowa’, ‘Jacobiniana’, ‘Japonica’, ‘Japonica Variegata’, ‘Kaizuka’, ‘Kaizuka Blue’, ‘Kaizuka Variegata’, ‘Keteleeri’, ‘Kohankie’s Compact’, ‘Kuriwao Gold’, ‘Kuriwao Mist’, ‘Kuriwao Sunbeam’, ‘Leeana’, ‘Mac’s Golden’, ‘Maney’, ‘Mas’, ‘Mission Spire’, ‘Monarch’, ‘Mountbatten’, ‘Neaboriensis’, ‘Obelisk’, ‘Oblonga’, ‘Olympia’, ‘Parsonsii’, ‘Plumosa’, ‘Plumosa Albovariegata’, ‘Plumosa Aurea’, ‘Plumosa Aureovariegata’, ‘Pyramidalis’, ‘Robusta Green’, ‘Rosefield’s Perfect’, ‘San Jose’, ‘Sheppardii’, ‘Shimpaku’, ‘Shimpaku Aurea’, ‘Shimpaku Fudu’, ‘Shimpaku Gold’, ‘Shimpaku Variegated’, ‘Shoosmith’, ‘Smithii’, ‘Spartan’, ‘Spearmint’, ‘Story’, ‘Stricta’, ‘Stricta Variegata’, ‘Templar’, ‘Titlis’, ‘Torulosa’, ‘Trautman’, ‘Tremonia’, ‘Variegata’, ‘Variegated Kaizuka’, ‘Wilson’s Weeping’, ‘Wintergreen’