Juniperus formosana

Cupressaceae Juniperus formosana Hayata

Etymology
Juniperus refers to the Latin name for junipers.
formosana refers to ‘Formosa’, a former name for Taiwan; indicating its natural habitat.

Colloquial Name
Formosan juniper

Distribution

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TDWG Codes
3, 36, CHC, CHC-CQ, CHC-GZ, CHC-HU, CHC-SC, CHC-YN, CHN, CHN-GS, CHN-SX, CHQ, CHS, CHS-AH, CHS-FJ, CHS-HN, CHS-JS, CHS-JX, CHS-ZJ, CHT, 38, TAI

Habitat
The natural habitats for Juniperus formosana are temperate forests, temperate grasslands. It is naturally found at an elevation of at least 2200 up to 2200 metres. Other conifers associated with Juniperus formosana are:

USDA Hardiness zone – 8
Juniperus formosana 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 formosana is stable. There are no known threats for Juniperus formosana.

IUCN Category – LC
According to the IUCN Red List, Juniperus formosana 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 formosana is Sect. Juniperus. The coordinate taxa for Juniperus formosana are therefore:

Juniperus formosana is further placed under Cupressoideae. Juniperus formosana is also placed under Cupressaceae.