Juniperus pingii W.C.Cheng

Ping's juniper (en)

Species

Gymnosperms > Cupressales > Cupressaceae > Juniperus

Characteristics

Shrubs or trees monoecious; branchlets prominently 6-angled or not. Leaves in whorls of 3, 3-5(-7) × 1-1.5 mm, glaucous, all needlelike, concave and with a faint green midvein adaxially, keeled and without longitudinal grooves abaxially, base decurrent, apex acuminate. Pollen cones axillary, ovoid or globose, 3-4 mm; microsporophylls 6-9, whorled, each with 2-3 pollen sacs. Seed cones axillary, black when ripe, lustrous, ovoid or subglobose, 7-9 mm, 1-seeded. Seeds ovoid or subglobose, 5-7 mm, with prominent resin pits, base rounded, apex obtuse.
Life form annual
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 1.5
Mature height (meter) 2.5
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months
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AprMayJun
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Fruit color -
Fruiting months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light 4-6
Soil humidity 2-7
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) -

Usage

Uses environmental use
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) 30 - 180
Germination temperacture (C°) 7 - 10
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment soaking
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Juniperus pingii world distribution map, present in China

Conservation status

Juniperus pingii threat status: Near Threatened

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:676853-1
WFO ID wfo-0000354969
COL ID 6NFYK
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Juniperus pingii Sabina pingii

Lower taxons

Juniperus pingii var. wilsonii Juniperus pingii var. pingii Juniperus pingii var. miehei