Juniperus gracilior

Juniperus gracilior is a species of conifer in the cypress family, Cupressaceae. It is endemic to the Caribbean island of Hispaniola, where there are localized populations in both Haiti and the Dominican Republic.

Juniperus gracilior
Conservation status
Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Gymnospermae
Division:	Pinophyta
Class:	Pinopsida
Order:	Cupressales
Family:	Cupressaceae
Genus:	Juniperus
Species:	J. gracilior
Binomial name
Juniperus gracilior Pilg.
Varieties
Juniperus gracilior var. ekmanii Juniperus gracilior var. gracilior Juniperus gracilior var. urbaniana

Common names

Its Spanish-language common name is sabina; its Haitian Creole name is cèdre.^[1]

Taxonomy

There are three subspecies; all three are considered rare. The typical variety is known only from a locality near Constanza, Valle del Jaque; var. ekmanii is recorded from Morne la Selle and Morne la Visite, although the latter subpopulation is now thought to be extinct; and var. urbaniana appears to have been reduced to inaccessible areas although viable populations were recorded in 1984 in Pic la Selle.

Habitat

They grow in humid forest habitat alongside palms and ferns.^[1]