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Juniperus pingii

Common Names

Taxonomic notes

One variety, wilsonii (syn: J. squamata var. wilsonii) (1).

Description

Range

China; var. wilsonii Tibet to Hupeh (1).

Big Tree

Oldest

Dendrochronology

Ethnobotany

Observations

Encountered var. wilsonii in 1988-89 on the western slopes of Gongga Shan (Sichuan) in the vicinity of Liu Ba, where it grows near and above the alpine timberline.

Remarks

Citations

(1) Silba 1986.


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This page is from the Gymnosperm Database
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Edited by Christopher J. Earle
E-mail:earlecj@earthlink.net
Last modified on 21-Dec-98

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