Family:
Cupressaceae Gray
Genus:
Juniperus L.

Juniperus convallium Rehder & E.H.Wilson

This species is accepted, and its native range is SE. Qinghai to China (S. Gansu).

[EDGE]

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

Conservation
Juniperus convallium is rated as Least Concerned (LC) according to IUCN Red List criteria and has received a EDGE score of -8.64, which places it in position 1064 on the EDGE Gymnosperm list. It has a Evolutionary Distinctiveness of 3.52, ranked 1028. More information on the EDGE Gymnosperm project here https://www.edgeofexistence.org.

Native to:

China North-Central, China South-Central, Qinghai, Tibet

Juniperus convallium Rehder & E.H.Wilson appears in other Kew resources:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Sep 1, 1998 Wilson, E.H. [3010], Sichuan K001090508 isotype Yes
Aug 1, 1998 Wilson, E.H. [3010], Sichuan K001090509 isotype Yes

First published in C.S.Sargent, Pl. Wilson. 2: 62 (1914)

Accepted by

  • 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

    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