Juniperus barbadensis ssp. lucayana
| Kingdom |
Phylum |
Class |
Order |
Family |
| PLANTAE |
TRACHEOPHYTA |
CONIFEROPSIDA |
CONIFERALES |
CUPRESSACEAE |
| Scientific Name: |
Juniperus barbadensis ssp. lucayana
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| Species Authority: |
(Britton) R.P. Adams |
Common Name/s:
| English |
– |
Bahaman Juniper, Lucayan Juniper, Red Cedar |
| French |
– |
Cèdre |
| Spanish |
– |
Sabina |
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| Synonym/s: |
Juniperus lucayana Britton
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| Taxonomic Notes: |
Was in the World List of Threatened Trees as J. lucayana. |
Assessment Information
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| Red List Category & Criteria: |
Vulnerable
B1+2c
ver 2.3
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| Year Published: |
2000 |
| Annotations: |
Needs updating
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| Assessor/s: |
Conifer Specialist Group |
| Reviewer/s: |
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| Contributor/s: |
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| History: |
| 1998 |
– |
Vulnerable
(Oldfield et al. 1998)
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| 1998 |
– |
Vulnerable
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| 1997 |
– |
Indeterminate
(Walter and Gillett 1998)
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Geographic Range
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| Range Description: |
This taxon is now rare in Cuba because of past overexploitation. It is technically extinct in Haiti and is rarely seen in the Bahamas. Of all trees in the Blue Mountains in Jamaica, this is considered to be under the most direct threat. It has a local and scattered distribution, mostly on steep slopes. Regeneration is spasmodic and young trees frequently colonise exposed sites and landslides. |
| Countries: |
Native: Bahamas; Cuba; Jamaica
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| Range Map: |
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Habitat and Ecology
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| Major Threat(s): |
Exploitation for fuelwood and timber. In the Blue Mountains it occurs most commonly on southern slopes, where deforestation is prevalent and once remote populations are now accessible by road.
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