Juniperus mairei

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Juniperus mairei
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Gymnospermae
Division: Pinophyta
Class: Pinopsida
Order: Cupressales
Family: Cupressaceae
Genus: Juniperus
Species:
J. mairei
Binomial name
Juniperus mairei
Synonyms[1]
  • Juniperus formosana subsp. mairei (Lemée & H.Lév.) Silba
  • Juniperus formosana var. mairei (Lemée & H.Lév.) R.P.Adams & C.F.Hsieh

Juniperus mairei is a species of conifer native to China. It is a tree which ranges across parts of southern and north-central China to Qinghai and Tibet.[1]

The species was first described by Albert Marie Victor Lemée and Augustin Abel Hector Léveillé in 1914.[1] Some authorities consider it a synonym of Juniperus formosana.[2]

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