Family:
Cupressaceae Gray
Genus:
Juniperus L.

Juniperus arizonica (R.P.Adams) R.P.Adams

This species is accepted, and its native range is Arizona to SW. Texas and Mexico (NE. Sonora).

[EDGE]

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

Conservation
Juniperus arizonica is rated as Least Concerned (LC) according to IUCN Red List criteria and has received a EDGE score of -8.38, which places it in position 982 on the EDGE Gymnosperm list. It has a Evolutionary Distinctiveness of 4.57, ranked 865. More information on the EDGE Gymnosperm project here https://www.edgeofexistence.org.

Native to:

Arizona, Mexico Northwest, New Mexico, Texas

Juniperus arizonica (R.P.Adams) R.P.Adams appears in other Kew resources:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Blumer, J.C. [1249], USA K000554590 No

First published in Phytologia 88: 306 (2006)

Accepted by

  • Adams, R.P. & Schwarzbach, A.E. (2013). Taxonomy of the serrate leaf Juniperus of North America: Phylogenetic analyses using nrDNA and four cpDNA regions Phytologia 95: 172-178.
  • Adams, R.P. (2008). Junipers of the World: The genus Juniperus ed. 2: 1-402. Trafford publishing Co., Vancouver.
  • 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.
  • Farjon, A. (2010). A handbook of the world's Conifers 1: 1-526. BRILL, Leiden, Boston.

  • EDGE Gymnosperms

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

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

  • 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