Juniperus formosana, the Formosan juniper, is a species of conifer in the family Cupressaceae. It is a shrub or tree to 15 metres (49 feet) tall, found in China (from Tibet in the west to Zhejiang in the east) and in Taiwan.[3]
Juniperus formosana | |
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Specimen in the Stanley M. Rowe Arboretum | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Gymnospermae |
Division: | Pinophyta |
Class: | Pinopsida |
Order: | Cupressales |
Family: | Cupressaceae |
Genus: | Juniperus |
Section: | Juniperus sect. Juniperus |
Species: | J. formosana
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Binomial name | |
Juniperus formosana Hayata
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Synonyms[2] | |
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References
edit- ^ Farjon, A.; Christian, T.; Li, N.; Rushforth, K. (2013). "Juniperus formosana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T42235A2965128. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T42235A2965128.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ^ The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species, retrieved 11 February 2017
- ^ Liguo Fu; Yong-fu Yu; Robert P. Adams; Aljos Farjon. "Juniperus formosana". Flora of China. Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA. Retrieved 12 April 2013.