Juniperus recurva var. recurva

Cupressaceae Juniperus recurva var. recurva Buch.-Ham. ex D. Don

Etymology
Juniperus refers to the Latin name for junipers.
recurva refers to ‘recurved’; indicating its adult foliage is curved.

Colloquial Name
Himalayan juniper, Sacred juniper

Subordinate Taxa
There exist 2 subordinate taxa for Juniperus recurva:

Distribution

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TDWG Codes
3, 36, CHC, CHC-SC, CHC-YN, CHT, 4, 40, ASS, ASS-AS, EHM, EHM-AP, EHM-BH, EHM-DJ, EHM-SI, NEP, WHM, WHM-UT, 41, MYA

Habitat
The natural habitats for Juniperus recurva var. recurva are temperate forests. It is naturally found at an elevation of at least 4500 up to 4500 metres. There are no conifers associated with Juniperus recurva var. recurva that are known of.

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

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

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

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