Juniperus convallium

Rehder et E.H. Wilson in Sargent 1914

Common names

Taxonomic notes

Two varieties:

• Juniperus convallium var. convallium (syn: Sabina convallium (Rehder et E.H. Wilson) W.C. Cheng et L.K. Fu 1978; J. mekongensis Kom. 1924; J. ramulosa Florin 1927 (Farjon 2005)).
• Juniperus convallium var. microsperma (W.C. Cheng et L.K. Fu) Silba 1984 (syn: Sabina convallium var. microsperma W.C. Cheng et L.K. Fu 1975; Sabina microsperma (W.C. Cheng et L.K. Fu) W.C. Cheng et L.K. Fu 1983; J. microsperma (W.C. Cheng et L.K. Fu) R.P. Adams 2000 (Farjon 2005)).

Description

Distribution and Ecology

China: Gansu, Qinghai, Sichuan, Xizang (Tibet), at 2200-4430 m elevation (Farjon 2005). Hardy to Zone 7 (cold hardiness limit between -17.7°C and -12.2°C) (Bannister and Neuner 2001).

Big tree

Oldest

Dendrochronology

Ethnobotany

Observations

Remarks

Citations

See also

TROPICOS - Flora of China Checklist http://mobot.mobot.org/cgi-bin/search_pick, accessed 1998.11.02.

Farjon (2005) provides a detailed account, with illustrations.