Juniperus pseudosabina

SPECIES

1. KingdomPlantae
2. PhylumTracheophyta
3. ClassPinopsida
4. OrderPinales
5. FamilyCupressaceae

Native toAfghanistan, Altay, Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan, Mongolia, Pakistan, Tadzhikistan, Uzbekistan, Xinjiang

Observations recorded1,677

Shrubs erect or procumbent, or small trees to 12 m, dioecious; ultimate branchlets densely arranged, mostly straight, 4-angled or sometimes ± terete. Leaves both scalelike and needlelike; needlelike leaves usually present on seedlings and young trees, decussate or in whorls of 3, ascending, 4-8 mm, apex acuminate; scalelike leaves decussate, appressed or with free apex, rhombic, obtuse, 1.5-2 mm, abaxial gland central, or basal in needlelike leaves, oblong or broadly linear, depressed. Pollen cones ovoid or subglobose, 2-3 mm; microsporophylls 6-8, each with 2 or 3 pollen sacs. Seed cones bluish black or brownish black when ripe, ± glaucous, ovoid or broadly ovoid, 0.7-1.4 cm × 6-10 mm, 1-seeded. Seeds ovoid or ellipsoid, slightly flattened, 6-7 × 4-6 mm, ridged, base rounded or pointed, apex blunt.

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🔬Museum specimens

Specimen records

117

With media

84

Family

Cupressaceae

Collections

BAYLU, NHA, US, CM

Recorded in

China, Russia, Russian Federation, Mongolia, Kazakhstan, Ussr, India, Kyrgyzstan