Juniperus oxycedrus ssp. macrocarpa

Cupressaceae Juniperus oxycedrus ssp. macrocarpa (Sm.) Neilr.

Etymology
Juniperus refers to the Latin name for junipers.
oxycedrus refers to ‘sharp cedar’; indicating its needles are quite prickly.
macrocarpa refers to ‘large fruit’; indicating its relatively large seed cones.

Colloquial Name
Large Fruited juniper

Subordinate Taxa
There exist 5 subordinate taxa for Juniperus oxycedrus:

Distribution

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TDWG Codes
1, 12, BAL, COR, FRA, FRA-FR, SAR, SPA, SPA-SP, 13, ALB, BUL, GRC, ITA, ITA-IT, KRI, SIC, SIC-MA, SIC-SI, TUE, YUG, YUG-BH, YUG-CR, 2, 20, ALG, LBY, MOR, MOR-MO, MOR-SP, 3, 34, EAI, TUR

Habitat
The natural habitats for Juniperus oxycedrus ssp. macrocarpa are coastal sand dunes , mediterranean-type shrublands. It is naturally found at an elevation of at least 1 up to 100 metres. Other conifers associated with Juniperus oxycedrus ssp. macrocarpa are:

USDA Hardiness zone – 7
Juniperus oxycedrus ssp. macrocarpa is hardy to USDA Zone 7 (Bannister & Neuner, 2001), meaning its frost tolerance lies somewhere in the range of -17.8C (0F) to -12.2C (10F).

Species Continuity
The population trend for Juniperus oxycedrus ssp. macrocarpa is unknown. There are ongoing threats for Juniperus oxycedrus ssp. macrocarpa and they are listed as follows:

• 1 Habitat Loss & Degradation
  • 1.2 Urban & Infrastructure Development

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

Juniperus oxycedrus ssp. macrocarpa is further placed under Cupressoideae. Juniperus oxycedrus ssp. macrocarpa is also placed under Cupressaceae.