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Species
Least ConcernSyrian juniper
SPECIES
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassPinopsida
- OrderPinales
- FamilyCupressaceae
Juniperus drupacea Можжевельник косточковый (лат. Juniperus drupacea) — вечнозелёные хвойные деревья, вид рода Можжевельник (Juniperus) семейства Кипарисовые (Cupressaceae).
via GBIF · IUCN · Kew POWO
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 159
- With media
- 119
- Family
- Cupressaceae
- Collections
- BAYLU, SJSU, US, RSA, SD, CSLA
- Recorded in
- Greece, United States, Lebanon, Turkey, Israel
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Encyclopedic overview
Juniperus drupacea, the Syrian juniper, is a species of juniper native to the eastern Mediterranean region from southern Greece (mount Parnon in the Peloponnese), southern Turkey, western Syria, Lebanon, and northern Israel, growing on rocky sites from 800–1,700 metres (2,600–5,600 feet) in altitude. The species is the sole member of Juniperus sect. Caryocedrus., which is sometimes recognised as genus Arceuthos.
Description
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Juniperus drupacea” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.