Cupressaceae |
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Juniperus excelsa BIEB..jpg |
Juniperus L. |
J. excelsa Bieb., Beschr. Land. Flüss. Terek Kur. Kasp. Meere, 204 (1800). Syn: J. macropoda Boiss., Fl. Or. 5: 709 (1884); J. polycarpos C. Koch in Linnaea, 22: 303 (1849); J. excelsa var. depressa Schwarz in Feddes Rep., 36: 66 (1934). I?: Clinton-Baker,Illustr. Conif., 2: t. 74, f. 3 (1909). Map 17, p. 83. Tree up to 20 m. Twigs terete, less than 0.8 mm wide. Adult leaves triangular, more or less adpressed, 1-1.5 mm, with an obvious oval to linear gland on the back. Cone globose, 7-10 mm, dark purplish brown. Seeds 4-6. Dry rocky slopes etc., 300-2300 m, often forming the tree line in the Taurus. Widespread. A2 Bilecik: Bilecik, 300-400 m, Bornm. 1929: 13658! A5 Sinop: Gerze to Boyabat, 500 m, D. 25002! A6 Tokat: Tokat, Krause. A7 Gümüşane: Torul, 1000 m, Stainıon 8415! Bl Balikesir: Ida (Kaz Da.) Sint. 1883: 455! B3 Eskişehir: N of Eskişehir, 400 m, Walter 17! B5 Kayseri: Bakir Da., 2300 m, D. 19509! B9 Van: 5 km N of Şatak, D. 23249! C2 Muğla: Kara Tepe, 1500 m, D. 13888! C3 Burdur: Haçilar, 25 km S of Burdur, 1075 m. Helbaek 2688! C4 Antalya: Beydan, NE of Alanya, 1000 m, D. 14431! C5 Seyhan: between Pozanti and Meydan Y., 1400-1700 m, D. 16589A! C6 Maraş: Ahir Da., Balls 1001! C9 Hakkari: Zab gorge nr. Kalolans, D. 23873! Is.: Samos, Fors.-Maj. 586! Balkan Peninsula, Crimea, Cyprus, W. Syria, Iran, Afghanistan. J. macropoda Boiss., described from Iran, does not appear to be separable. J. excelsa is predominantly a plant of the Irano-Turanian region, but in Anatolia extends into Mediterranean territory where it meets J. foetidissima. |