Juniperus saxicola
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Juniperus saxicola is a species of plant from the family of the cypress family (Cupressaceae). It is endemic tothe southeastern part of the island of Cuba .
description
Juniperus saxicola grows as an evergreen tree or shrub that can reach heights of 3 to 10 meters.
The needle-shaped leaves are 5 to 7 millimeters long and about 1 millimeter wide. They stand slouching and splaying on the branches. Even with age, no scale leaves are formed.
The female cones are roughly spherical to kidney-shaped, with a length of around 5 millimeters and a thickness of 3 to 4 millimeters. When they are ripe, they are dark blue in color and frosted. Each cone carries two seeds.
Distribution and location
The natural range of Juniperus saxicola is in the province of Granma in the southeast of the island of Cuba . The species occurs there in the summit regions of the Sierra Maestra and Pico Turquino .
Juniperus saxicola inhabits rocky peak regions, where it grows in dry cloud forests . He prefers rocky terrain on which dominant species such as Cleyera ekmannii , Clusia tetrastigma , Haenianthus salicifolius , Lyonnia turquini and Ternstroemia microcalyx do not thrive.
Systematics
It was first described as Juniperus saxicola in 1923 by Nathaniel Lord Britton and Percy Wilson in Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club , Volume 50, Page 35. Synonyms for Juniperus saxicola Britton & P. Wilson are Juniperus barbadensis subsp. saxicola (Britton & P. Wilson) Borhidi and Juniperus barbadensis var. saxicola (Britton & P. Wilson) Silba .
Hazard and protection
Juniperus saxicola is classified as "Endangered" on the IUCN Red List . It is pointed out, however, that a new review of the hazard is necessary.
swell
- Christopher J. Earle: Juniperus saxicola. In: The Gymnosperm Database. www.conifers.org, November 23, 2012, accessed January 1, 2013 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d e Christopher J. Earle: Juniperus saxicola. In: The Gymnosperm Database. www.conifers.org, November 23, 2012, accessed January 1, 2013 .
- ↑ a b Juniperus saxicola in the endangered Red List species the IUCN 2012. Posted by: Conifer Specialist Group, 1998. Retrieved on January 1, 2013.
- ↑ Juniperus saxicola at Tropicos.org. Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, accessed January 1, 2013.