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Juniperus
| Description | Junipers are coniferous trees and shrubs in the genus Juniperus of the cypress family Cupressaceae. Depending on taxonomic viewpoint, between 50 and 67 species of junipers are widely distributed throughout the Northern Hemisphere, from the Arctic, south to tropical Africa, from Ziarat, Pakistan, east to eastern Tibet in the Old World, and in the mountains of Central America. The highest-known juniper forest occurs at an altitude of 16,000 ft (4,900 m) in southeastern Tibet and the northern Himalayas, creating one of the highest tree-lines on earth. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juniperus, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Plantae : Tracheophyta : Pinopsida : Pinales : Cupressaceae : Juniperus | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Plantae : Pinophyta : Pinopsida : Pinales : Cupressaceae : Juniperus | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Common Name | juniper | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Scientific Name | Juniperus L. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opinions (PBDB) |
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| Status (PBDB) | extant | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Extant Size (PBDB) | 1 (100%) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 33.9 - 16.0 Ma Cenozoic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | F. M. Hueber. 1983. Fossil woods and resin-like substances from the Lee Creek Mine. Smithsonian Contributions to Paleobiology 53:269-285 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Common Name(s) | Cedar, Juniper, Redcedar, Cedro, Sabino, Enar, Red Cedar, 향나무속, Wacholder, Junipers | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juniperus |
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Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Juniperus alvordensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Juniperus angosturana species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Juniperus arizonica species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Juniperus ashei species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Juniperus barbadensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Juniperus bermudiana species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Juniperus blancoi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Juniperus brevifoila species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Juniperus brevifolia species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Juniperus californica species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Juniperus caucasica species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Juniperus cedrus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Juniperus cerropastorensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Juniperus chinensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Juniperus coahuilensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Juniperus comitana species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Juniperus communis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Juniperus compacta species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Juniperus convallium species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Juniperus creedensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Juniperus deppeana species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Juniperus desatoyana species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Juniperus drupacea species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Juniperus durangensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Juniperus excelsa species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Juniperus flaccida species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Juniperus foetidissima species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Juniperus formosana species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Juniperus gamboana species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Juniperus gambona species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Juniperus gracilior species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Juniperus gracillensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Juniperus herragudensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Juniperus horizonatlis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Juniperus horizontalis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Juniperus hybr species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Juniperus hypnoides species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Juniperus indica species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Juniperus jaliscana species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Juniperus komarovii species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Juniperus lemeeana species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Juniperus macilenta species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Juniperus monosperma species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Juniperus monticola species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Juniperus nevadensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Juniperus occidentalis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Juniperus osteosperma species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Juniperus oxycedrus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Juniperus palanciana species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Juniperus pfitzeriana species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Juniperus phoenicea species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Juniperus pinchotii species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Juniperus pingii species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Juniperus procera species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Juniperus procumbens species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Juniperus przewalskii species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Juniperus pseudosabina species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Juniperus recurva species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Juniperus rigida species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Juniperus sabina species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Juniperus saltillensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Juniperus saltuaria species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Juniperus saxicola species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Juniperus scopulorum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Juniperus semiglobosa species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Juniperus serawschanica species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Juniperus sheppardii species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Juniperus silicicola species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Juniperus squamata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Juniperus standleyi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Juniperus taxifolia species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Juniperus thurifera species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Juniperus tibetica species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Juniperus virginiana species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Juniperus washingtonensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Obsolete Names
| Name | Source | Taxon Rank | Taxonomy |
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| Sabina Mill. | GBIF | genus | Plantae : Tracheophyta : Pinopsida : Pinales : Cupressaceae : Sabina |
| Arceuthos Antoine & Kotschy | GBIF | genus | Plantae : Tracheophyta : Pinopsida : Pinales : Cupressaceae : Arceuthos |
| Juniperis | GBIF | genus | Plantae : Tracheophyta : Pinopsida : Pinales : Cupressaceae : Juniperis |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1753 | Juniperus Linnaeus |
| 1983 | Juniperus Hueber p. 272 |
References
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
