Plantae > Tracheophyta > Pinopsida > Pinales > Cupressaceae > Juniperus > Juniperus squamataJuniperus squamata (Nepalese juniper; Himalayan juniper; Flaky juniper; Single-seed juniper)Synonyms: Juniperus baimashanensis; Juniperus butanensis; Juniperus densa; Juniperus fargesii; Juniperus fargessi; Juniperus franchetiana (homotypic); Juniperus kansuensis; Juniperus lemeeana; Juniperus morrisonicola; Juniperus pingii baimashanensis; Juniperus recurva squamata (homotypic); Juniperus recurva var. densa (homotypic); Juniperus recurva var. squamata; Juniperus squamata f. prostrata; Juniperus squamata fargesii; Juniperus squamata morrisonicola; Juniperus squamata var. fargesii; Juniperus squamata var. hongxiensis; Juniperus squamata var. meyeri; Juniperus squamata var. morrisonicola; Juniperus squamata var. parvifolia; Juniperus squamata var. prostrata; Juniperus squamata var. squamata; Sabina recurva var. densa; Sabina squamata (homotypic); Sabina squamata var. fargesii; Sabinella morrisonicola (homotypic) Language: Chi; Chinese; Fre; Ger; Hin; Hun Juniperus squamata (flaky juniper or Himalayan juniper; Chinese: 高山柏 gao shan bai) is a species of juniper native to the Himalayas and China, from northeastern Afghanistan east to western Yunnan in southwestern China, and with disjunct populations north to western Gansu and east to Fujian. It grows at 1,600-4,900 m altitude. It represents the provincial tree of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (unofficial). The Latin specific epithet squamata means small, scale-like leaves. Three to five varieties are accepted, with treatment differing between different authors: |
| Flower Type [1] | Dioecious | | Leaf Type [1] | Evergreen | | Lifespan [2] | Perennial | | Pollinators [1] | Wind | | Structure [1] | Shrub | | Usage [1] | The cultivar 'Blue Carpet' can be used as a ground cover plant in a sunny position;
The wood is very fragrant, it is used as a fuel and an incense; The leaves are used as incense; |  | | Height [1] | 13.12 feet (4 m) | | Width [1] | 16.4 feet (5 m) |
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Attributes / relations provided by ♦ 1Plants For A Future licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License♦ 2USDA Plants Database, U. S. Department of Agriculture ♦ 3Biological Records Centre Database of Insects and their Food Plants♦ 4Ben-Dov, Y., Miller, D.R. & Gibson, G.A.P. ScaleNet 4 November 2009 ♦ 5del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A., Sargatal, J., Christie, D.A. & de Juana, E. (eds.). Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. |
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
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