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Juniperus excelsa M.Bieb.

Greek juniper (en), Genévrier de Grèce (fr)

Species

Gymnosperms > Cupressales > Cupressaceae > Juniperus

Characteristics

A tall tree. It grows about 21 m high. It has a loose cone shaped crown. The bark is grey and peels in long strips. The leaves are small and grey-green. They are in sprays on fine branches. The fruit are round. They are green and ripen to purplish-brown and with a whitish bloom. They are 7-8 mm across and have 4-6 seeds.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality dioecy
Pollination anemogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 2.75
Mature height (meter) 4.0 - 5.5
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) 1.0
Root diameter (meter) 0.4
Flower color -
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

In shrubland, deciduous woodland and coniferous forest, montane Seriphidium maritimum steppes and on alpine scree or moraines, mainly on dry calcareous slopes, occasionally on siliceous rock; at elevations from 100-3,950 metres.
More
It grows naturally in Mediterranean counties. It grows on rocky mountian slopes. In Somalia it grows between 1,800-2,900 m above sea level. It suits hardiness zones 5-8.
Light 6-8
Soil humidity 1-6
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity 3-9
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 5-7

Usage

Uses charcoal environmental use essential oil material medicinal ornamental poison stabilisation of sandy soils timber wood
Edible fruits seeds
Therapeutic use Fever (stem), Abortifacient (unspecified), Afterbirth (unspecified), Cancer (unspecified), Diuretic (unspecified), Emmenagogue (unspecified), Hemostat (unspecified), Metrorrhagia (unspecified), Poison (unspecified), Polyp (unspecified), Uterotonic (unspecified), Vermifuge (unspecified), Ecbolic (unspecified), Lice (unspecified), Parasiticide (unspecified), Indigestion (unspecified), Dysmenorrhea (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings. Seeds needs soaking.
Mode cuttings seedlings
Germination duration (days) 30 - 180
Germination temperacture (C°) 7 - 10
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment soaking
Minimum temperature (C°) -20
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Leaf

Juniperus excelsa leaf picture by Francois Mansour (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Juniperus excelsa world distribution map, present in Pakistan

Conservation status

Juniperus excelsa threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:60461568-2
WFO ID wfo-0000355502
COL ID 6NGHR
BDTFX ID 119715
INPN ID 717283
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Juniperus sabina Juniperus excelsa Juniperus lycia Juniperus olivieri Juniperus lasdeliana Juniperus isophyllos Juniperus aegaea Juniperus religiosa Juniperus perkinsii Sabina olivieri Sabina religiosa Sabina isophyllos Sabina excelsa Juniperus taurica Juniperus venusta Juniperus sabina var. taurica Juniperus sabina var. excelsa Juniperus foetida var. excelsa Juniperus excelsa var. depressa Juniperus excelsa var. stricta Juniperus excelsa f. stricta Juniperus stricta Juniperus excelsa var. pendula Juniperus sabinnna var. excelsa
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