Cupressaceae
Juniperus
Juniperus taxifolia

Juniperus taxifolia var. lutchuensis (Koidz.) Satake

First published in Bull. Natl. Sci. Mus. Tokyo 6(2): 193 (1962)
This variety is accepted
The native range of this variety is Japan (S. Honshu) to Nansei-shoto. It is a subshrub or shrub and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Japan, Nansei-shoto

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Adams, R.P. & Schwarzbach, A.E. (2012). Taxonomy of Juniperus,section Juniperus: Sequence analysis of nrDNA and five cpDNA regions. Phytologia 94: 280-298.
  • Adams, R.P. (2008). Junipers of the World: The genus Juniperus ed. 2: 1-402. Trafford publishing Co., Vancouver.

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Farjon, A. (2010). A handbook of the world's Conifers 1: 1-526. BRILL, Leiden, Boston. [Cited as Juniperus taxifolia.]

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Adams, R.P. (2008). Junipers of the World: The genus Juniperus ed. 2: 1-402. Trafford publishing Co., Vancouver.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Sources

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0