Juniperus chinensis: taxon details and analytics
- Domain
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Pinopsida
- Order
- Pinales
- Family
- Cupressaceae
- Genus
- Juniperus
- Species
- Juniperus chinensis
- Scientific Name
- Juniperus chinensis
Summary description from Wikipedia:
Juniperus chinensis
Juniperus chinensis, the Chinese juniper, is a species of plant in the cypress family Cupressaceae, native to China, Myanmar, Japan, Korea and the Russian Far East. Growing 1–20 metres (3+1⁄2–65+1⁄2 feet) tall, it is a very variable coniferous evergreen tree or shrub.
A variety of Juniperus chinensis referred to as "Shimpaku" is one of the top species used in the Japanese art of bonsai. Among the multiple cultivars of Shimpaku found in Japan, the most desirable due to its tight, fine foliage and excellent growing habits, is the "Itoigawa" variety.
...Juniperus chinensis in languages:
- Bokmål
- kinaeiner
- Chinese
- 檜柏
- Chinese
- 龍柏
- Czech
- jalovec čínský
- Dutch
- Chinese jeneverbes
- English
- Chinese juniper
- Estonian
- hiina kadakas
- French
- Genévrier de Chine
- Indonesian
- Cemara Cina
- Japanese
- イブキ
- Japanese
- ビャクシン
- Korean
- 향나무
- Lithuanian
- Kininis kadagys
- Polish
- Jałowiec chiński
- Russian
- Можжевельник китайский
- Slovak
- borievka čínska
- Swedish
- kinesisk en
- Ukrainian
- Ялівець китайський
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Parent Taxon
Sibling Taxa
- Juniperus angosturana
- Juniperus arizonica
- Juniperus ashei
- Juniperus barbadensis
- Juniperus bermudiana
- Juniperus blancoi
- Juniperus californica
- Juniperus chinensis
- Juniperus coahuilensis
- Juniperus comitana
- Juniperus convallium
- Juniperus coxii
- Juniperus deppeana
- Juniperus durangensis
- Juniperus excelsa
- Juniperus flaccida
- Juniperus foetidissima
- Juniperus gamboana
- Juniperus gracilior
- Juniperus grandis
- Juniperus horizontalis
- Juniperus indica
- Juniperus jaliscana
- Juniperus komarovii
- Juniperus maritima
- Juniperus monosperma
- Juniperus monticola
- Juniperus morrisonicola
- Juniperus mucronata
- Juniperus occidentalis
- Juniperus osteosperma
- Juniperus phoenicea
- Juniperus pinchotii
- Juniperus pingii
- Juniperus poblana
- Juniperus polycarpos
- Juniperus procera
- Juniperus procumbens
- Juniperus przewalskii
- Juniperus pseudosabina
- Juniperus recurva
- Juniperus sabina
- Juniperus saltillensis
- Juniperus saltuaria
- Juniperus saxicola
- Juniperus scopulorum
- Juniperus semiglobosa
- Juniperus seravschanica
- Juniperus squamata
- Juniperus standleyi
- Juniperus thurifera
- Juniperus tibetica
- Juniperus tsukusiensis
- Juniperus virginiana
- Juniperus zanonii
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