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Juniperus comitana

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
PLANTAE TRACHEOPHYTA CONIFEROPSIDA CONIFERALES CUPRESSACEAE

Scientific Name: Juniperus comitana
Species Authority: Martínez

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria: Vulnerable B1+2c ver 2.3
Year Published: 1998
Annotations:
Needs updating
Assessor/s: Conifer Specialist Group
Reviewer/s:
Contributor/s:
History:
1997 – Vulnerable (Walter and Gillett 1998)

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description: Relatively widespread within its range, stretching from Comitán in Mexico to north Guatemala.
Countries:
Native:
Guatemala; Mexico (Chiapas)
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Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology: It occurs on rocky hills in dry forests.
Systems: Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s): The species has suffered population losses from deforestation.
Citation: Conifer Specialist Group 1998. Juniperus comitana. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 23 May 2013.
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