Stamp (2).
Common Names
Taxonomic notes
Syn: J. ekmanii, J. gracilior, J. lucayana, J. saxicola, J. urbaniana (1).Description
Range
Caribbean (1).Big Tree
Oldest
Dendrochronology
Ethnobotany
Observations
Remarks
"The species Juniperus barbadensis was described from a specimen supposedly collected many years ago in Barbados. Over the years, botanists tried to find this plant again without success. A few years ago, it was rediscovered on the summit of one of the Pitons in St. Lucia. It seems unlikely this plant was ever present on relatively-flat Barbados. It seems more likely that a mistake was made in the collecting expedition many years ago in recording the plant's origin. So... despite the name barbadensis (=of Barbados), it isn't!" (2).Citations
(1) Silba 1986.(2) The Conifers, an online tutorial.
[Juniperus] [Cupressaceae] [home]
This page is from the Gymnosperm Database
URL: http://www.geocities.com/RainForest/Canopy/2285/cu/ju/barbadensis.htm
Edited by Christopher J. Earle
E-mail:earlecj@earthlink.net
Last modified on 21-Dec-98