Family:
Cupressaceae Gray
Genus:
Juniperus L.

Juniperus cedrus Webb & Berthel.

This species is accepted, and its native range is Madeira, Canary Islands.

[EDGE]

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

Conservation
Juniperus cedrus is rated as Endangered (EN) according to IUCN Red List criteria and has received a EDGE score of 0.99, which places it in position 270 on the EDGE Gymnosperm list. It has a Evolutionary Distinctiveness of 6.4, ranked 477. More information on the EDGE Gymnosperm project here https://www.edgeofexistence.org.

Native to:

Canary Is., Madeira

Juniperus cedrus Webb & Berthel. appears in other Kew resources:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jul 1, 2000 Bourgeau, E. [1501], Macaronesia K000089441 No
Dec 1, 1998 Murray, R.P. [s.n.], Macaronesia K000089434 No
Dec 1, 1998 Sprague, T.A. [549], Macaronesia K000089461 No
Dec 1, 1998 Montbret, ? [s.n.], Macaronesia K000089439 No
Dec 1, 1998 Webb [s.n.], Canary Is. K000089432 isotype Yes
Dec 1, 1998 Sprague, T.A. [282], Macaronesia K000089435 No
Dec 1, 1998 Bourgeau, E. [112], Macaronesia K000089433 No
Dec 1, 1998 Perez, G.V. [s.n.], Macaronesia K000089436 No
Dec 1, 1998 Mandon, G. [230], Macaronesia K000089437 No
Dec 1, 1998 Murray, R.P. [s.n.], Macaronesia K000089440 No
Dec 1, 1998 Menezes, C.A. de [s.n.], Macaronesia K000089438 No
Gordon, G. [s.n.] K000076222 Yes

First published in Hist. Nat. Iles Canaries 3(2; 3): 277 (1847)

Accepted by

  • Adams, R.P. (2008). Junipers of the World: The genus Juniperus ed. 2: 1-402. Trafford publishing Co., Vancouver.
  • Dobignard, D. & Chatelain, C. (2010). Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du nord 1: 1-455. Éditions des conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève.
  • Farjon, A. (2010). A handbook of the world's Conifers 1: 1-526. BRILL, Leiden, Boston.

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)
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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

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  • 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

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