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
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Binomial name | |
Juniperus formosana Hayata
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Synonyms[2] | |
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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, found in China (from Tibet in the west to Zhejiang in the east) and in Taiwan.[3]