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Juniperus

The genus Juniperus is in the family Cupressaceae in the major group Gymnosperms (Conifers, cycads and allies).

Statistics are at the end of the page.

Species in Juniperus

See "Status", "Confidence level", "Source" for definitions.

Name Status Confi­dence level Source Date supplied Infra. rec.
Juniperus × ambigens (Fassett) R.P.Adams Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Juniperus angosturana R.P.Adams Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Juniperus arizonica (R.P.Adams) R.P.Adams Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Juniperus ashei J.Buchholz Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Juniperus australis (Endl.) Pilg. Unresolved L WCSP 2012-03-23
Juniperus barbadensis L. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23 1
Juniperus bermudiana L. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Juniperus blancoi Martínez Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Juniperus bregeonii Regel Unresolved L WCSP 2012-03-23
Juniperus brevifolia (Seub.) Antoine Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Juniperus californica Carrière Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Juniperus cedrus Webb & Berthel. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Juniperus chinensis L. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23 1
Juniperus coahuilensis (Martínez) Gaussen ex R.P.Adams Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Juniperus comitana Martínez Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Juniperus communis L. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23 4
Juniperus compacta (Martínez) R.P.Adams Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Juniperus convallium Rehder & E.H.Wilson Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Juniperus coxii A.B.Jacks. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Juniperus deltoides R.P.Adams Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Juniperus deppeana Steud. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23 5
Juniperus drupacea Labill. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Juniperus durangensis Martínez Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Juniperus erectopatens (W.C.Cheng & L.K.Fu) R.P.Adams Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Juniperus excelsa M.Bieb. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Juniperus fargessi Rehder Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Juniperus × fassettii B.Boivin Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Juniperus fassettii Boivin Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Juniperus flaccida Schltdl. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Juniperus foetidissima Willd. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Juniperus formosana Hayata Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23 1
Juniperus frachetiana H. Lév. Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Juniperus gracilior Pilg. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23 2
Juniperus grandis R.P.Adams Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Juniperus hartwissiana Steven ex Köppen Unresolved L WCSP 2012-03-23
Juniperus henryana R.Br.ter Unresolved L WCSP 2012-03-23
Juniperus × herragudensis J.M.Aparicio & Uribe-Ech. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Juniperus horizontalis Moench Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Juniperus indica Bertol. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Juniperus jaliscana Martínez Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Juniperus jarkendensis Kom. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Juniperus komarovii Florin Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Juniperus macrocarpa Sm. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Juniperus maritima R.P.Adams Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Juniperus martinezii Pérez de la Rosa Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Juniperus × media V.D. Dmitriev Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Juniperus microsperma (W.C.Cheng & L.K.Fu) R.P.Adams Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Juniperus monosperma (Engelm.) Sarg. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Juniperus monticola Martínez Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23 1
Juniperus morrisonicola Hayata Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Juniperus mucronata R.P.Adams Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Juniperus navicularis Gand. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Juniperus occidentalis Hook. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Juniperus osteosperma (Torr.) Little Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Juniperus oxycedrus L. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23 1
Juniperus × palanciana J.M.Aparicio & Uribe-Ech. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Juniperus × pfitzeriana (Späth) P.A.Schmidt Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Juniperus phoenicea L. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23 1
Juniperus pinchotii Sudw. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Juniperus pingii W.C.Cheng ex Ferré Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23 1
Juniperus poblana (Martínez) R.P.Adams Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Juniperus polycarpos K.Koch Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23 2
Juniperus procera Hochst. ex Endl. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Juniperus procumbens (Siebold ex Endl.) Miq. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Juniperus przewalskii Kom. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Juniperus pseudosabina Fisch. & C.A.Mey. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Juniperus recurva Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Juniperus rigida Siebold & Zucc. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23 1
Juniperus sabina L. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23 2
Juniperus saltillensis M.T.Hall Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Juniperus saltuaria Rehder & E.H.Wilson Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Juniperus saxicola Britton & P.Wilson Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Juniperus scopulorum Sarg. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Juniperus semiglobosa Regel Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Juniperus squamata Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23 2
Juniperus standleyi Steyerm. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Juniperus taiwaniana Hayata Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Juniperus × talassica Lipsky Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Juniperus taxifolia Hook. & Arn. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23 1
Juniperus thurifera L. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23 1
Juniperus tibetica Kom. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Juniperus tsukusiensis Masam. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23 1
Juniperus viminalis Jovan. Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Juniperus virginiana L. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23 2
Juniperus zanonii R.P.Adams Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23

Statistics

The Plant List includes 440 scientific plant names of species rank for the genus Juniperus. Of these 75 are accepted species names.

The Plant List includes a further 394 scientific plant names of infraspecific rank for the genus Juniperus. We do not intend The Plant List to be complete for names of infraspecific rank. These are primarily included because names of species rank are synonyms of accepted infraspecific names.

Species names

The status of the 440 species names for the genus Juniperus recorded in The Plant List, are as follows:

Pie chart of binomial name statuses
Status Total
Accepted 75 17.0%
Synonym 354 80.5%
Unplaced 0 0%
Unassessed 11 2.5%

All names

The status of the 834 names (including infraspecific names) for the genus Juniperus recorded in The Plant List, are as follows:

Pie chart of all name statuses
Status Total
Accepted 103 12.4%
Synonym 717 86.0%
Unplaced 0 0%
Unassessed 14 1.7%

Of the species names,

A further 1 name records indicate where names have been misapplied.

The confidence with which the status of the 440 species names recorded in The Plant List for the genus Juniperus, are assigned as follows:

Confidence level Accepted Synonym Unplaced Unassessed Total
High confidence 74 335 0 0 409 93.0%
Medium confidence 1 19 0 0 20 4.5%
Low confidence 0 0 0 11 11 2.5%

The source of the species name records found in The Plant List for the genus Juniperus is as follows:

Source of record Accepted Synonym Unplaced Unassessed Misapplied Total
Tropicos 1 19 0 6 0 26 5.9%
WCSP 74 335 0 5 1 414 94.1%