Juniperus chinensis var. tsukusiensis

Cupressaceae Juniperus chinensis var. tsukusiensis (Masam.) Masam.

Etymology
Juniperus refers to the Latin name for junipers.
chinensis refers to China; indicating its habitat.
tsukusiensis refers to ‘Tsukushi’, an old name for the Japanese Island of Kyushu; indicating its habitat.

Colloquial Name
Tsukushi juniper

Subordinate Taxa
There exist 3 subordinate taxa for Juniperus chinensis:

Distribution

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TDWG Codes
3, 38, JAP, JAP-KY, TAI

Habitat
The natural habitats for Juniperus chinensis var. tsukusiensis are rocky areas, temperate shrublands. It is naturally found at an elevation of at least 2300 up to 2300 metres. There are no conifers associated with Juniperus chinensis var. tsukusiensis that are known of.

USDA Hardiness zone – 4
Juniperus chinensis var. tsukusiensis 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. tsukusiensis is unknown. There are no known threats for Juniperus chinensis var. tsukusiensis.

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

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