Juniperus brevifolia

Juniperus brevifolia

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Pinales
Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Divisio: Tracheophyta Divisio: Pinophyta Classis: Pinopsida Ordo: Pinales

Familia: Cupressaceae
Subfamilia: Cupressoideae
Genus: Juniperus
Sectio: Juniperus sect. Juniperus
Species: Juniperus brevifolia
Subspecies: J. b. subsp. brevifolia – J. b. subsp. maritima
Varietas: J. b. var. montana

Name

Juniperus brevifolia (Seub.) Antoine, Cupress.-Gatt.: 16, t. 20-22 (1857).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Juniperus oxycedrus var. brevifolia Seub., Fl. Azor.: 26 (1844).
• Homotypic
  • Juniperus rufescens var. brevifolia (Seub.) Endl., Syn. Conif.: 11 (1847).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Regional: Macaronesia Azores. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Antoine, F. 1857. Die Cupressineen-Gattungen: Arceuthos, Juniperus und Sabina. 72 pp., 92 tab., Friedrich Beck, Wien. Österreichische Nationalbibliothek Reference page. 

Additional references

• Adams, R.P. 2004. Junipers of the World: The genus Juniperus. v + 275 p., Vancouver: Trafford, ISBN 1-4120-4250-X. Reference page. 
• Farjon, A. 2005. Monograph of Cupressaceae and Sciadopitys. 643 p., Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. ISBN 1-84246-068-4. Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Juniperus brevifolia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2020 Jan 07. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2020. Juniperus brevifolia. Published online. Accessed Jan 07 2020.
• Tropicos.org 2020. Juniperus brevifolia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 07 Jan 2020.

Vernacular names

English: Azores Juniper
português: Zimbro

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