Juniperus flaccida var. martinezii

Cupressaceae Juniperus flaccida var. martinezii (Pérez de la Rosa) Silba

Etymology
Juniperus refers to the Latin name for junipers.
flaccida refers to ‘weak’; indicating the habit of its pendulous branches.
martinezii refers to the Mexican professor and botanist M. Martinéz.

Colloquial Name
Martinéz’ juniper

Subordinate Taxa
There exist 3 subordinate taxa for Juniperus flaccida:

Distribution

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TDWG Codes
7, 79, MXE, MXE-AG, MXE-GU, MXG, MXG-VC, MXS, MXS-JA

Habitat
The natural habitats for Juniperus flaccida var. martinezii are temperate forests. It is naturally found at an elevation of at least 2400 up to 2400 metres. There are no conifers associated with Juniperus flaccida var. martinezii that are known of.

USDA Hardiness zone – 8
Juniperus flaccida var. martinezii 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 flaccida var. martinezii is decreasing. There are ongoing threats for Juniperus flaccida var. martinezii and they are listed as follows:

• 1 Habitat Loss & Degradation
  • 1.1 Agriculture & Forestry
• 2 Overexploitation & Resource Use
  • 2.1 Logging & Wood Harvesting

IUCN Category – VU
According to the IUCN Red List, Juniperus flaccida var. martinezii 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 flaccida is Sect. Sabina. The coordinate taxa for Juniperus flaccida are therefore:

Juniperus flaccida var. martinezii is further placed under Cupressoideae. Juniperus flaccida var. martinezii is also placed under Cupressaceae.