Family:
Cupressaceae Gray
Genus:
Juniperus L.

Juniperus mucronata R.P.Adams

This species is accepted, and its native range is Mexico (E. Sonora, W. Chihuahua).

[EDGE]

Forest, F. et al. 2018. Gymnosperms on the EDGE. Scientific Reports 8: 6053. doi:10.1038/s41598-018-24365-4.

Conservation
Juniperus mucronata has not been evaluated (NE) yet according to IUCN Red List criteria and has received a EDGE score of 1.49, which places it in position 208 on the EDGE Gymnosperm list. It has a Evolutionary Distinctiveness of 4.57, ranked 866. More information on the EDGE Gymnosperm project here https://www.edgeofexistence.org.

Native to:

Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest

Juniperus mucronata R.P.Adams appears in other Kew resources:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
May 1, 2000 Adams, R.P. [8704], Sonora Juniperus blancoi var. mucronata K000088511 isotype Yes
May 1, 2000 Adams, R.P. [8701], Mexico Juniperus blancoi var. mucronata K000088512 No

First published in Biochem. Syst. Ecol. 28: 158 (2000)

Accepted by

  • Adams, R.P. (2008). Junipers of the World: The genus Juniperus ed. 2: 1-402. Trafford publishing Co., Vancouver.

Not accepted by

  • Farjon, A. (2010). A handbook of the world's Conifers 1: 1-526. BRILL, Leiden, Boston. [Cited as Juniperus blancoi var. mucronata.]

Literature

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Adams, R.P. (2008). Junipers of the World: The genus Juniperus ed. 2: 1-402. Trafford publishing Co., Vancouver.

  • EDGE Gymnosperms

    EDGE of Existence (Gymnosperms)
    http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Selected Plant Families 2022. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/
    © Copyright 2017 World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Selected Plant Families 2022. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/
    © Copyright 2017 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0