Juniperus Juniperus, L. Juniperus Juniperus, Willd.

6. J. thurifera L. View in CoL , Sp. Pl. 1039 (1753).

Dioecious; pyramidal tree up to 20 m. Twigs 1 mm wide, quadrangular, scaly, distichously arranged. Leaves all decussate; the adult 1 - 5-2 mm, appressed but free at their incurved acuminate or acute apices, with an oblong furrowed gland on the back, and an entire or slightly toothed, but not scarious, border. Cone 7-8 mm, ripening in the second year, pruinose when young, dark purple when fully ripe. Seeds 2-4, free. Mountains of S., C. & E. Spain; French Alps. Ga Hs.

This species has been cited by several authors as native in Portugal and Greece. The former records should be referred to 5, and the latter to 7.

7. J. foetidissima Willd. View in CoL , Sp. Pl. 4 (2): 853 (1806).

Monoecious or dioecious; tree up to 17 m, with a straight stem, and a narrow conical crown. Twigs 1 mm wide, distinctly quadrangular, scaly, irregularly arranged. Leaves fetid when crushed, all decussate; the adult 1 -5 mm, ovate-rhombic, free at their acuminate apices, mostly eglandular, the border entire, not scarious. Cone 7- 12 mm, ripening in the second year, globose, pruinose when young, dark reddish-brown to nearly black when ripe. Seeds 1 or 2 (rarely 3) free. Mountains of Balkan peninsula, from Albania and Makedonija southwards; Krym. Al Gr Ju Rs (K).