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Juniperus
L. (1753)
- junipers
(plant)
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Cupressaceae (Family) - cypress family
..Actinostrobus (Genus)
..Athrotaxis (Genus)
..Austrocedrus (Genus)
..Callitris (Genus)
..Calocedrus (Genus)
..Chamaecyparis (Genus)
..Cryptomeria (Genus)
..Cunninghamia (Genus)
..†Cunninghamiostrobus (Genus)
..†Cunninghamites (Genus)
..†Cupressinocladus (Genus)
..†Cupressinoxylon (Genus)
..Cupressocyparis (Genus)
..Cupressus (Genus) - cypresses
..Cuprocyparis (Genus)
..Diselma (Genus)
..Fitzroya (Genus)
..Fokienia (Genus)
..Glyptostrobus (Genus)
..†Juniperoxylon (Genus)
..†Libocedrites (Genus)
..†Libocedroxylon (Genus)
..Libocedrus (Genus)
..†Margeriella (Genus)
..†Mesocyparis (Genus)
..Metasequoia (Genus)
..Microbiota (Genus)
..Neocallitropsis (Genus)
..Papuacedrus (Genus)
..†Pararaucaria (Genus)
..Pilgerodendron (Genus)
..Platycladus (Genus)
..Sequoia (Genus)
..Sequoiadendron (Genus)
..Taiwania (Genus)
..†Taxodioxylon (Genus)
..Taxodium (Genus)
..Tetraclinis (Genus)
..†Tetraclinoxylon (Genus)
..Thuja (Genus)
..Thujopsis (Genus)
..†Thujoxylon (Genus)
..Widdringtonia (Genus)
..†Widdringtonioxylon (Genus)
..†Widdringtonites (Genus)
..Juniperus (Genus) - junipers
....Juniperus ashei (Species) - ashe juniper
....Juniperus cedrus (Species)
....Juniperus chinensis (Species) - Chinese juniper
....Juniperus communis (Species) - common juniper
....Juniperus excelsa (Species)
....Juniperus nana (Species)
....Juniperus oxycedrus (Species)
....Juniperus phoenicea (Species)
....Juniperus procera (Species)
....Juniperus sabina (Species) - savin
....Juniperus silicicola (Species)
....Juniperus virginiana (Species) - eastern redcedar
Authorship
SN2000 author citation
:
C. Linnaeus, 1753
Original name
:
Linnaeus, C. 1753b.
Sp. Pl.
2
: 1038.
Original rank
:
Original spelling
:
Types
Type, by subsequent designation
:
Juniperus communis
L. (1753)
Ref:
Hutchinson, J. 3 Apr 1924. Bull. Misc. Inform. 1924: 61.
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Variants
Not validly published name
:
Juniperus
(Genus)
Tourn., nom. inval.
Synonyms
Including
:
Arceuthos
(Genus)
Antoine & Kotschy (1854)
Ref:
M.J.M. Christenhusz et al., 2011
: 65.
Including
:
Sabina
(Genus)
Mill. (1754)
Ref:
M.J.M. Christenhusz et al., 2011
: 65.
Vernacular Names (Dutch)
Full name
:
juniperus
Ref:
R. van der Meijden, 1990
: 82.
:
jeneverbes
Vernacular Names (English)
Full name
:
junipers
Ref:
1987
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