Cupressaceae Juniperus excelsa M.-Bieb.
Etymology
Juniperus refers to the Latin name for junipers.
excelsa refers to ‘high’; possibly indicating the relatively large habit of this tree compared to other Juniperus species in Europe.
Colloquial Name
Greek juniper
Subordinate Taxa
There exist 2 subordinate taxa for Juniperus excelsa:
Distribution
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TDWG Codes
1, 13, ALB, BUL, GRC, YUG, YUG-MA, 14, KRY, 3, 32, KAZ, KGZ, TKM, TZK, UZB, 33, NCS, NCS-SO, TCS, TCS-AR, TCS-AZ, TCS-GR, 34, AFG, CYP, IRN, LBS, LBS-LB, IRQ, LBS-SY, TUR, 35, OMA, 4, 40, PAK, WHM, WHM-JK
Habitat
The natural habitats for Juniperus excelsa are temperate forests, mediterranean-type shrublands. It is naturally found at an elevation of at least 4000 up to 4000 metres. Other conifers associated with Juniperus excelsa are:
- Pinus brutia
- Pinus nigra
- Cedrus libani
- Abies cephalonica
- Abies cilicica
- Abies nordmanniana
- Juniperus foetidissima
- Juniperus oxycedrus
- Pinus gerardiana
- Pinus wallichiana
- Cedrus deodara
- Abies pindrow
- Juniperus squamata
USDA Hardiness zone – 6
Juniperus excelsa is hardy to USDA Zone 6 (Bannister & Neuner, 2001), meaning its frost tolerance lies somewhere in the range of -23.3C (-10F) to -17.8C (0F).
Species Continuity
The population trend for Juniperus excelsa is stable. There are ongoing threats for Juniperus excelsa and they are listed as follows:
IUCN Category – LC
According to the IUCN Red List, Juniperus excelsa 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 excelsa is Sect. Sabina. The coordinate taxa for Juniperus excelsa are therefore:
- Juniperus angosturana
- Juniperus arizonica
- Juniperus ashei
- Juniperus barbadensis
- Juniperus bermudiana
- Juniperus blancoi
- Juniperus californica
- Juniperus chinensis
- Juniperus coahuilensis
- Juniperus comitana
- Juniperus convallium
- Juniperus deppeana
- Juniperus durangensis
- 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 excelsa is further placed under Cupressoideae. Juniperus excelsa is also placed under Cupressaceae.
Cultivars
‘Glauca’, ‘Nana’, ‘Pendula’, ‘Pygmaea’, ‘Pyramidalis’, ‘Variegata’, ‘Viridis Stricta’
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