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Juniperus recurva (Sacred Juniper; Himalayan juniper; Drooping juniper)

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Language: Chi; Chinese; Fre; Ger; Hindi

Wikipedia Abstract

Juniperus recurva, commonly named the Himalayan juniper or drooping juniper, is a juniper native to the Himalaya, from northern Pakistan east to western Yunnan in southwestern China. It grows at 3,000-4,000 m altitude.
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Infraspecies

Juniperus recurva var. coxii (Coffin Juniper)
Juniperus recurva var. recurva (Attributes)

Attributes

Edible [1]  May be edible. See the Plants For A Future link below for details.
Flower Type [1]  Dioecious
Leaf Type [1]  Evergreen
Pollinators [1]  Wind
Structure [1]  Tree
Usage [1]  The wood and leaves are used as an incense; The resinous twigs are burnt as an incense; The leaves contain about 1.7% essential oil;
Height [1]  39 feet (12 m)
Width [1]  20 feet (6 m)
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Predators

Dichomeris marginella[2]

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Plants For A Future licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License
♦ 2HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants Gaden S. Robinson, Phillip R. Ackery, Ian J. Kitching, George W. Beccaloni AND Luis M. Hernández
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0