| Kingdom | Phylum | Class | Order | Family |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PLANTAE | TRACHEOPHYTA | CONIFEROPSIDA | CONIFERALES | CUPRESSACEAE |
| Scientific Name: | Juniperus indica |
| Species Authority: | Bertol. |
| Red List Category & Criteria: | Lower Risk/least concern ver 2.3 |
| Year Assessed: | 1998 |
| Annotations: |
Needs updating
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| Assessor/s: | Conifer Specialist Group |
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Justification: This species has a large range and is locally common in at least parts of its distribution. There are no known threats. Consequently assessed as Least Concern. Variety caespitosa, a decumbent high altitude form of Juniperus indica, has been recently recognized in the Monograph of Cupressaceae and Sciadopitys (Farjon 2005), and is likewise classed as Least Concern (assessment date: 1 March 2007). It is probably common and widespread in the dry, north-draining high valleys of the Himalayas. |
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| Range Description: | Himalayas. |
| Countries: |
Native:
Bhutan; China (Tibet [or Xizang], Yunnan); India (Himachal Pradesh, Sikkim, Uttar Pradesh); Nepal
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| Population: | Locally common in at least parts of its range. |
| Habitat and Ecology: | Variety caespitosa is a decumbent high altitude shrub. It occurs in dry valleys on south-facing slopes in open scrubland, on screes, in pioneer forest on river terraces; sometimes also on northwest slopes. Elevation (from GIS): 2,805 to 4,703 m; (from herbarium specimens): 3,600 to 4,800 m. Variety indica is an erect shrub or small tree and tends to occur at lower altitudes. |
| Systems: | Terrestrial |
| Major Threat(s): | No threats are known. |
| Conservation Actions: | Occurs in some protected areas: Sagarmatha National Park and Quomolangma, Shey-Phoksundo, Annapurna, Sagarmatha and Jigme Dorji Reserves. |
| Citation: | Conifer Specialist Group 1998. Juniperus indica. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 09 February 2012. |
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