Cupressaceae Juniperus chinensis var. 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:
- Juniperus chinensis var. chinensis
- Juniperus chinensis var. sargentii
- Juniperus chinensis var. tsukusiensis
Distribution
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TDWG Codes
3, 36, CHC, CHC-CQ, CHC-GZ, CHC-HU, CHC-SC, CHC-YN, CHI, CHI-NM, 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, 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 var. chinensis are temperate forests, temperate forests. It is naturally found at an elevation of at least 2700 up to 2700 metres. There are no conifers associated with Juniperus chinensis var. chinensis that are known of.
USDA Hardiness zone – 4
Juniperus chinensis var. 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 var. chinensis is stable. There are ongoing threats for Juniperus chinensis var. chinensis and they are listed as follows:
IUCN Category – LC
According to the IUCN Red List, Juniperus chinensis var. 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 angosturana
- Juniperus arizonica
- Juniperus ashei
- Juniperus barbadensis
- Juniperus bermudiana
- Juniperus blancoi
- Juniperus californica
- Juniperus coahuilensis
- Juniperus comitana
- Juniperus convallium
- Juniperus deppeana
- Juniperus durangensis
- Juniperus excelsa
- Juniperus flaccida
- Juniperus foetidissima
- Juniperus gamboana
- Juniperus komarovii
- Juniperus gracilior
- Juniperus horizontalis
- Juniperus indica
- Juniperus jaliscana
- Juniperus monosperma
- Juniperus monticola
- Juniperus occidentalis
- Juniperus osteosperma
- Juniperus phoenicea
- Juniperus pinchotii
- Juniperus pingii
- Juniperus procera
- Juniperus procumbens
- Juniperus przewalskii
- Juniperus pseudosabina
- Juniperus recurva
- Juniperus sabina
- Juniperus saltillensis
- Juniperus saltuaria
- Juniperus saxicola
- Juniperus scopulorum
- Juniperus semiglobosa
- Juniperus squamata
- Juniperus standleyi
- Juniperus thurifera
- Juniperus tibetica
- Juniperus virginiana
Juniperus chinensis var. chinensis is further placed under Cupressoideae. Juniperus chinensis var. chinensis is also placed under Cupressaceae.
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