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Species
Least ConcernChinese juniper
SPECIES
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassPinopsida
- OrderPinales
- FamilyCupressaceae
Juniperus chinensis L. var.kaizuka Hort. Le genévrier de Chine (Juniperus chinensis) est une espèce d'arbres appartenant au genre Juniperus et à la famille des Cupressaceae. Il est originaire du continent asiatique.
via GBIF · IUCN · Kew POWO
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 1,432
- With media
- 1,219
- Family
- Cupressaceae
- Collections
- MOR
- Recorded in
- United States
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Encyclopedic overview
Juniperus chinensis, the Chinese juniper, is a species of plant in the cypress family Cupressaceae, native to China, Myanmar, Japan, Korea and the Russian Far East. Growing 1–20 metres (3+1⁄2–65+1⁄2 feet) tall, it is a very variable coniferous evergreen tree or shrub.
A variety of Juniperus chinensis referred to as "Shimpaku" is one of the top species used in the Japanese art of bonsai. Among the multiple cultivars of Shimpaku found in Japan, the most desirable due to its tight, fine foliage and excellent growing habits, is the "Itoigawa" variety.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Juniperus chinensis” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.