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Cupressaceae FAMILY Least Concern

Juniperus indica

Juniperus indica

Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
3/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Juniperus indica is an erect to procumbent, evergreen shrub, usually growing around 2 metres tall, sometimes growing taller and becoming more tree-like. At the higher elevations of its range it becomes a low-growing shrub[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. , 272 Title Plants and People of Nepal Publication Author Manandhar. N. P. Publisher Timber Press. Oregon. Year 2002 ISBN 0-88192-527-6 Description Excellent book, covering over 1,500 species of useful plants from Nepal together with information on the geography and peoples of Nepal. Good descriptions of the plants with terse notes on their uses. , 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ] The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine and source of materials. Products from the plant are sold in local markets. It is sometimes grown as an ornamental. This species has a large range, is locally common in at least parts of its distribution and there are no known threats. The plant is classified as 'Least Concern' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2013)[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate
Native RangeE. Asia - Himalayan regions of Pakistan, India, Nepal, Bhutan and China (Xizang, Sichuan, Yunnan)
HabitatUpper montane coniferous forest and woodland, sometimes forming pure stands, to alpine heath and grassland and into the bare moraines and scree of the niveous zone; at elevations from 3,600 - 4,800 metres[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ].