Juniperus flaccida var. poblana

Cupressaceae Juniperus flaccida var. poblana Martínez

Etymology
Juniperus refers to the Latin name for junipers.
poblana refers to the Mexican State of Puebla; indicating its habitat.

Colloquial Name
Puebla juniper

Subordinate Taxa
There exist 3 subordinate taxa for Juniperus flaccida:

Distribution

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TDWG Codes
7, 79, MXC, MXC-PU, MXS, MXS-GR, MXS-JA, MXS-MI, MXS-OA

Habitat
The natural habitats for Juniperus flaccida var. poblana are temperate forests. It is naturally found at an elevation of at least 2500 up to 2500 metres. There are no conifers associated with Juniperus flaccida var. poblana that are known of.

USDA Hardiness zone – 8
Juniperus flaccida var. poblana 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. poblana is stable. There are ongoing threats for Juniperus flaccida var. poblana 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 – NT
According to the IUCN Red List, Juniperus flaccida var. poblana has been assigned the status of NT(Near Threatened). This means that according to the Red List criteria, this species is not threatened, but is close to having this status.

Superordinate Taxa
The nearest superordinate taxon for Juniperus flaccida is Sect. Sabina. The coordinate taxa for Juniperus flaccida are therefore:

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