Taxon:  Juniperus excelsa M. Bieb.



Summary
Genus:
Juniperus
Family:
Cupressaceae
Nomen number:
20833
Place of publication:
Tabl. prov. Mer casp. 204.  1798
Verified:
07/10/2007 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
13 (5  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Autonym(s)
Juniperus excelsa M. Bieb. subsp. excelsa

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Juniperus isophyllos K. Koch

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. Adams, R. P. 1999. Systematics of the multi-seeded eastern hemisphere Juniperus based on leaf essential oils and RAPD DNA fingerprinting. Biochem. Syst. & Ecol. 27:709-725.
  2. Adams, R. P. 2001. Geographic variation in leaf essential oils and RAPDs of Juniperus polycarpos K. Koch in central Asia. Biochem. Syst. & Ecol. 29:609-619.
  3. Adams, R. P. 2008. Junipers of the world: the genus Juniperus, ed. 2
  4. Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
  5. Farjon, A. 2005. A monograph of Cupressaceae and Sciadopitys 287-288.
  6. Greuter, W. et al., eds. 1984-. Med-Checklist.
  7. Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
  8. Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
  9. Krüssmann, G. 1985. Manual of cultivated conifers (English translation of Die Nadelgeholze, ed. 2. 1983)
  10. Mouterde, P. 1966-. Nouvelle flore du Liban et de la Syrie.
  11. Porcher, M. H. et al. Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
  12. Rehder, A. 1949. Bibliography of cultivated trees and shrubs.
  13. Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1993. Flora europaea, ed. 2.
  14. Walters, S. M. et al., eds. 1986-2000. European garden flora.
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
EnglishCrimean juniper  1Farjon, A. 2005. A monograph of Cupressaceae and Sciadopitys 287-288.
EnglishGrecian juniper  1Krüssmann, G. 1985. Manual of cultivated conifers (English translation of Die Nadelgeholze, ed. 2. 1983)
EnglishGreek juniper  1Farjon, A. 2005. A monograph of Cupressaceae and Sciadopitys 287-288.
Turkishardiç  2Farjon, A. 2005. A monograph of Cupressaceae and Sciadopitys 287-288.
unknowndedali-gwia  2Farjon, A. 2005. A monograph of Cupressaceae and Sciadopitys 287-288.
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeAsia-TemperateArabian PeninsulaOman  Farjon, A. 2005. A monograph of Cupressaceae and Sciadopitys 287-288.
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusArmenia  Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusAzerbaijan  Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusRussian FederationKrasnodar Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1NativeAsia-TemperateMiddle AsiaKazakhstan  Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1NativeAsia-TemperateMiddle AsiaKyrgyzstan  Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1NativeAsia-TemperateMiddle AsiaTajikistan  Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1NativeAsia-TemperateMiddle AsiaTurkmenistan  Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1NativeAsia-TemperateMiddle AsiaUzbekistan  Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaCyprus  Farjon, A. 2005. A monograph of Cupressaceae and Sciadopitys 287-288.
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaIran  Farjon, A. 2005. A monograph of Cupressaceae and Sciadopitys 288-291.
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaLebanon  Mouterde, P. 1966-. Nouvelle flore du Liban et de la Syrie.
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaSyria  Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaTurkey  Farjon, A. 2005. A monograph of Cupressaceae and Sciadopitys 287-288.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndia n.w.Farjon, A. 2005. A monograph of Cupressaceae and Sciadopitys 287-288.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentPakistan  Farjon, A. 2005. A monograph of Cupressaceae and Sciadopitys 287-288.
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeUkraine incl. KrymEuro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeAlbania  Greuter, W. et al., eds. 1984-. Med-Checklist.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeBulgaria  Greuter, W. et al., eds. 1984-. Med-Checklist.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeGreece  Greuter, W. et al., eds. 1984-. Med-Checklist.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeNorth Macedonia  Greuter, W. et al., eds. 1984-. Med-Checklist.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeRomania  Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
Native
Asia-Temperate
  • ARABIAN PENINSULA: Oman
  • WESTERN ASIA: Cyprus, Iran, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey
  • CAUCASUS: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Russian Federation [Krasnodar]
  • MIDDLE ASIA: Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan
Asia-Tropical
  • INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: India (n.w.), Pakistan
Europe
  • EASTERN EUROPE: Ukraine (incl. Krym)
  • SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE: Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, North Macedonia, Romania

Reference(s)
  1. Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
  2. Farjon, A. 2005. A monograph of Cupressaceae and Sciadopitys 287-288.
  3. Farjon, A. 2005. A monograph of Cupressaceae and Sciadopitys 288-291.
  4. Greuter, W. et al., eds. 1984-. Med-Checklist.
  5. Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
  6. Mouterde, P. 1966-. Nouvelle flore du Liban et de la Syrie.
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
MaterialswoodfirewoodFarjon, A. 2005. A monograph of Cupressaceae and Sciadopitys 287-288.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=20833. Accessed 15 April 2026.