Chandigarh Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Chandigarh (India)
Designed & Developed by Bioinformatics Centre, Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Cupressaceae | Genus: Juniperus | Species:
Juniperus procera Hochst.
ex Endl. |
Habit |
Leaf |
Flower |
Fruit |
Bark |
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| Synonym | Juniperus abyssinica K.Koch, Juniperus hochstetteri Antoine, Sabina procera (Hochst. ex Endl.) Antoine | Flower Color | Greenish |
| Common Name | Flower Type | Solitary | |
| English / Trade Name | Cedar, African pencil cedar | Flowering Period | Jan-March |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Cedar | Fruiting Period | Jan-March |
| Altitude | 1100-3500 m | Fruit Type | Cone |
| Habit | Tree | Fruit Details | Fruit berrylike, globose or subglobose, reddish-brown to blue-black, waxy, composed of confluent, swollen. |
| Habitat | It is an important component of forest that is transitional between dry, single-dominant afro-montane forest and semi-evergreen bushland and thicket. | Bark Type | Smooth |
| Distribution | Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Yemen, Republic of, Zimbabwe | Bark Details | Bark pale brown to reddish-brown, thin, fibrous, with thin shallow longitudinal fissures |
| Distribution in chandigarh | Chandigarh Botanical Garden and Nature Park | Origin | Native |
| Leaf Type | Simple | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Alternate (leaves born singly along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Ovate | ||
| Description of Species | Tree upto 30-35 m high; Bark pale brown to reddish-brown, thin, fibrous, with thin shallow longitudinal fissures. Leaves grey or glaucous when mature, about 1 mm long, acute, hooded and keeled at the apex, and with a narrow translucent margin and an elliptic oil gland on the back near the base. Inflorescence a dioecious cone. Male cones solitary, terminal on short branchlets. Female cones solitary, terminal, on short lateral shoots, consisting of 3-4 pairs decussate fleshy scales and bearing a solitary erect ovule. Fruit berrylike, globose or subglobose, reddish-brown to blue-black, waxy, composed of confluent, swollen. | Leaf Details | Leaves grey or glaucous when mature, about 1 mm long, acute, hooded and keeled at the apex, and with a narrow translucent margin and an elliptic oil gland on the back near the base |
