Juniperus canariensis is a woody plant in the family Cupressaceae native to the Canary Islands and Madeira, off the coast of Northwestern Africa.[1][2]
| Juniperus canariensis | |
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| Old specimen at El Sabinar, El Hierro, Canary Islands (Spain) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Gymnospermae |
| Division: | Pinophyta |
| Class: | Pinopsida |
| Order: | Cupressales |
| Family: | Cupressaceae |
| Genus: | Juniperus |
| Section: | Juniperus sect. Sabina |
| Species: | J. canariensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Juniperus canariensis Guyot & Mathou[1]
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The species was previously treated as part of Juniperus phoenicea, which is now regarded as restricted to Spain and France, and later, as J. phoenicea was split into J. phoenicea and J. turbinata, as part of J. turbinata, which is found throughout the Mediterranean and in the Arabian Peninsula.[3]
Studies published in 2017 and 2018 on the genetic[4][5] and morphological[6] differences found within the J. phoenicea species complex showed that the Macaronesian population merited a status equivalent to that of J. phoenicea (sensu stricto) and J. turbinata.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Juniperus canariensis". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
- ^ Mazur, Małgorzata (2021). "Differentiation of Mediterranean species of Juniperus from the Sabina section as a result of their migrations". Plant and Fungal Systematics. 66 (2): 141–154. doi:10.35535/pfsyst-2021-0013. S2CID 245627262.
- ^ a b Romo, Angel; Mazur, Małgorzata; Salvà-Catarineu, Montserrat; Boratyński, Adam (2019). "A re-evaluated taxon: Genetic values and morphological characters support the recognition of the Canary Island juniper of the phoenicea group at a specific level". Phytotaxa. 406: 64. doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.406.1.3. S2CID 196685249.
- ^ Jiménez, Juan F.; Sánchez-Gómez, Pedro; Cánovas, Jose Luis; Hensen, Isabell; Aouissat, Miloud (2017). "Influence of natural habitat fragmentation on the genetic structure of Canarian populations of Juniperus turbinata". Silva Fennica. 51 (2). doi:10.14214/sf.1678.
- ^ Sánchez-Gómez, Pedro; Jiménez, Juan F.; Cánovas, Jose Luis; Vera, Juan Bautista; Hensen, Isabell; Aouissat, Miloud (2018). "Genetic structure and phylogeography of Juniperus phoenicea complex throughout Mediterranean and Macaronesian regions: Different stories in one". Annals of Forest Science. 75 (3). doi:10.1007/s13595-018-0741-7. hdl:10481/87512. S2CID 256204442.
- ^ Mazur, Małgorzata; Zielińska, Monika; Boratyńska, Krystyna; Romo, Angel; Salva-Catarineu, Montserrat; Marcysiak, Katarzyna; Boratyński, Adam (2018). "Taxonomic and geographic differentiation of Juniperus phoenicea agg. based on cone, seed, and needle characteristics". Systematics and Biodiversity. 16 (5): 469–482. doi:10.1080/14772000.2018.1439120. S2CID 90807317.