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Juniperus excelsa is a large shrub or tree reaching 6–20 metres (20–66 feet) tall, rarely 25 m (82 ft). It has a trunk up to 2 m (6 + 1 ⁄ 2 ft) in diameter, and a broadly conical to rounded or irregular crown.
English: Habitat of Greek juniper (Juniperus excelsa) and green olive tree (Phillyrea latifolia) in the Tisata Reserve of southwestern Bulgaria with the snowy Pirin Mountains in the background. The Kresna Gorge is forms the northern limit of the continental Mediterranean climate type.
Junipers are coniferous trees and shrubs in the genus Juniperus (/ dʒ uː ˈ n ɪ p ər ə s / joo-NIP-ər-əs) [1] of the cypress family Cupressaceae.Depending on the taxonomy, between 50 and 67 species of junipers are widely distributed throughout the Northern Hemisphere as far south as tropical Africa, including the Arctic, parts of Asia, and Central America.
Juniperus polycarpos, commonly known as Persian juniper, is species of juniper native to western Asia. Some authorities classify it as a subspecies or variety of Juniperus excelsa. [1] There are two recognized varieties. J. polycarpos var. polycarpos ranges from Azerbaijan and Armenia to the Zagros Mountains of western Iran.
Juniperus ashei: Ashe's juniper Cupressaceae (cypress family) 61 Juniperus chinensis: ... Rhapis: rhapis palm trees; Rhapis excelsa: lady palm Arecaceae (palm family)
A recently published major new monograph, Conifers Around the World, treats the high-level western Himalayan fir tree as Abies gamblei (apparently, Abies spectabilis does not reach this region!) [3] Following are some notable conifers present in the area: Fir: Abies pindrow, Abies spectabilis, Abies sibirica, and Abies gamblei [4]