Juniperus recurva var. coxii

Cupressaceae Juniperus recurva var. coxii (A.B.Jacks.) Melville

Etymology
Juniperus refers to the Latin name for junipers.
recurva refers to ‘recurved’; indicating its adult foliage is curved.
coxii refers to the plant collector E. H. M. Cox.

Colloquial Name
Coffin juniper

Subordinate Taxa
There exist 2 subordinate taxa for Juniperus recurva:

Distribution

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TDWG Codes
3, 36, CHC, CHC-YN, CHT, 4, 40, EHM, EHM-BH, EHM-DJ, EHM-SI, 41, MYA

Habitat
The natural habitats for Juniperus recurva var. coxii are temperate forests. It is naturally found at an elevation of at least 3800 up to 3800 metres. Other conifers associated with Juniperus recurva var. coxii are:

USDA Hardiness zone – 7
Juniperus recurva var. coxii 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 recurva var. coxii is decreasing. There are ongoing threats for Juniperus recurva var. coxii and they are listed as follows:

• 2 Overexploitation & Resource Use
  • 2.1 Logging & Wood Harvesting

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

Juniperus recurva var. coxii is further placed under Cupressoideae. Juniperus recurva var. coxii is also placed under Cupressaceae.