Juniperus formosana
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| Juniperus formosana | |
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| Specimen in the Stanley M. Rowe Arboretum | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Gymnospermae |
| Division: | Pinophyta |
| Class: | Pinopsida |
| Order: | Cupressales |
| Family: | Cupressaceae |
| Genus: | Juniperus |
| Section: | Juniperus sect. Juniperus |
| Species: | J. formosana |
| Binomial name | |
| Juniperus formosana | |
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Juniperus formosana, the Formosan juniper, is a species of conifer in the family Cupressaceae. It is a shrub or tree to 15 metres (49 feet) tall. It is native to Fujian and Taiwan.[2] Some authorities consider Juniperus mairei a synonym, which ranges across southern and north-central China to Tibet and Qinghai.[3][4]
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