Juniperus taxifolia

Cupressaceae Juniperus taxifolia Hook. & Arn.

Etymology
Juniperus refers to the Latin name for junipers.
taxifolia refers to ‘Taxus leaves’; indicating its leaves are similar to Taxus, yet not much of a similarity is apparent.

Colloquial Name
Luchu juniper, Yew-leaved juniper

Distribution

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TDWG Codes
3, 38, JAP, JAP-HN, NNS, OGA

Habitat
The natural habitats for Juniperus taxifolia are subtropical/tropical dry grasslands, rocky shorelines , shingle and/or pebble shoreline and/or beaches , subtropical/tropical dry shrublands. It is naturally found at an elevation of at least 1 up to 300 metres. There are no conifers associated with Juniperus taxifolia that are known of.

USDA Hardiness zone – 9
Juniperus taxifolia is hardy to USDA Zone 9 (Bannister & Neuner, 2001), meaning its frost tolerance lies somewhere in the range of -6.7C (20F) to -1.1C (30F).

Species Continuity
The population trend for Juniperus taxifolia is unknown. There are no known threats for Juniperus taxifolia.

IUCN Category – NT
According to the IUCN Red List, Juniperus taxifolia has been assigned the status of NT(Near Threatened). This means that according to the Red List criteria, this species is not threatened, but is close to having this status.

Superordinate Taxa
The nearest superordinate taxon for Juniperus taxifolia is Sect. Juniperus. The coordinate taxa for Juniperus taxifolia are therefore:

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

Cultivars
‘Lutchuensis’