Juniperus pingii

Juniperus pingii is a species of conifer in the family Cupressaceae. Commonly used in bonsai, it can produce a correct proportional miniature version of the full size tree. It is native only to China. It is named after the Chinese botanist Wan Chun Cheng.

Juniperus pingii
Conservation status
Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Gymnospermae
Division:	Pinophyta
Class:	Pinopsida
Order:	Cupressales
Family:	Cupressaceae
Genus:	Juniperus
Species:	J. pingii
Binomial name
Juniperus pingii W.C.Cheng
Synonyms[2]
Juniperus baimashanensis Y.F.Yu & L.K.Fu Juniperus carinata (Y.F.Yu & L.K.Fu) R.P.Adams Juniperus chengii L.K.Fu & Y.F.Yu Sabina pingii (W.C.Cheng ex Ferré) W.C.Cheng & W.T.Wang