Juniperus gracilior
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Juniperus gracilior is a species of conifer in the Cupressaceae
family that is endemic to the Caribbean
island of Hispaniola
. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Cupressaceae
The Cupressaceae or cypress family is a conifer family with worldwide distribution. The family includes 27 to 30 genera , which include the junipers and redwoods, with about 130-140 species in total. They are monoecious, subdioecious or dioecious trees and shrubs from 1-116 m tall...
family that is endemic to the Caribbean
Caribbean
The Caribbean is a crescent-shaped group of islands more than 2,000 miles long separating the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea, to the west and south, from the Atlantic Ocean, to the east and north...
island of Hispaniola
Hispaniola
Hispaniola is a major island in the Caribbean, containing the two sovereign states of the Dominican Republic and Haiti. The island is located between the islands of Cuba to the west and Puerto Rico to the east, within the hurricane belt...
. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Source
- Conifer Specialist Group 1998. Juniperus gracilior. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 10 July 2007.