Juniperus navicularis

Juniperus navicularis (syn. Juniperus oxycedrus subsp. transtagana), the Portuguese prickly juniper, is a species of juniper endemic to the southwestern Iberian Peninsula.[2] Although it is sometimes considered a subspecies of the Mediterranean Juniperus oxycedrus,[3] phylogenetic studies have found the two are not closely related.[4][5][6][7][8]

Juniperus navicularis
in Melides, Portugal
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom:Plantae
Clade:Tracheophytes
Clade:Gymnospermae
Division:Pinophyta
Class:Pinopsida
Order:Cupressales
Family:Cupressaceae
Genus:Juniperus
Section:Juniperus sect. Juniperus
Species:
J. navicularis
Binomial name
Juniperus navicularis
Synonyms[2]
  • Juniperus oxycedrus subsp. transtagana Franco
  • Juniperus oxycedrus var. transtagna (Franco) Silba orth. error
  • Juniperus oxycedrus var. transtagana (Franco) Silba

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