Juniperus pingii

Cupressaceae Juniperus pingii W. C. Cheng

Etymology
Juniperus refers to the Latin name for junipers.
pingii refers to professor C. Ping.

Colloquial Name
Ping’s juniper

Subordinate Taxa
There exist 4 subordinate taxa for Juniperus pingii:

Distribution

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TDWG Codes
3, 36, CHC, CHC-HU, CHC-SC, CHC-YN, CHN, CHN-GS, CHN-SA, CHQ, CHT

Habitat
The natural habitats for Juniperus pingii are temperate forests, temperate grasslands. It is naturally found at an elevation of at least 4850 up to 4850 metres. Other conifers associated with Juniperus pingii are:

Species Continuity
The population trend for Juniperus pingii is decreasing. There are ongoing threats for Juniperus pingii and they are listed as follows:

• 1 Habitat Loss & Degradation
  • 1.1 Agriculture & Forestry

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

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

Cultivars
‘Campbellii’, ‘Filip’s Little Spot’, ‘Forrestii’, ‘Glassell’, ‘Hulsdonk Yellow’, ‘Loderi’, ‘Prostrata’, ‘Pygmaea’, ‘Wilsonii’