Juniperus polycarpos
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Gymnospermae
Division: Pinophyta
Class: Pinopsida
Order: Cupressales
Family: Cupressaceae
Genus: Juniperus
Species:
J. polycarpos
Binomial name
Juniperus polycarpos
Distribution of Juniperus excelsa complex
Synonyms
  • Juniperus excelsa subsp. polycarpos (K.Koch) Takht.
  • Juniperus excelsa var. polycarpos (K.Koch) Silba

Juniperus polycarpos, commonly known as Persian juniper, is species of juniper native to western Asia.

Some authorities classify it as a subspecies or variety of Juniperus excelsa.[1]

There are two recognized varieties. J. polycarpos var. polycarpos ranges from Azerbaijan and Armenia to the Zagros Mountains of western Iran. J. polycarpos var. turcomanica ranges along the eastern Elburz and Kopet Dag mountains of northeastern Iran and southern Turkmenistan. J. seravschanica, which ranges further east into Central Asia and Afghanistan, is sometimes treated as a variety of J. polycarpos.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Juniperus polycarpos". The Plant List. Accessed 6 December 2020. [1]
  2. ^ Adams, R.P., Al-Farsi, A. & Schwarzbach, A.E. (2014). Confirmation of the southern-most population of Juniperus seravschanica in Oman by DNA sequencing of nrDNA and four cpDNA regions Phytologia 96: 218-224.
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