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Juniperus bermudiana

L. (1753)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Pinophyta Class/Clade: Pinopsida Order: Pinales Family: Cupressaceae Genus: Juniperus

Bermuda juniper

Description

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Historical Distribution

Uses and Culture

USES

Natural History

Statewide Status

Naturalized

Island Status

Kuaihelani (Midway Atoll) Only found in cultivation
Kaua'i Only found in cultivation
O'ahu Naturalized
Molokai Only found in cultivation
Lana'i Naturalized
Maui Naturalized
Hawai'i Only found in cultivation

Dispersal Agents

Birds
Forestry

Pollinators

Bibliography

Name Published In: Sp. Pl.: 1039 (1753)

Other References

Oppenheimer 2002:20, 21 (NEWNAT/WM, KEY); Staples & Herbst 2005:65 (KEY), 66 (DESCR); Oppenheimer 2008:26 (L); Lau & Frohlich 2013:6 (O)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Juniperus bermudiana Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Preserved_Specimen Judd, C.S. Oahu BISH 1938-11-04
2 Juniperus bermudiana Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Preserved_Specimen Rock, J.F.C. BISH
3 Juniperus bermudiana Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Preserved_Specimen Rock, J.F.C. BISH
4 Juniperus bermudiana Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Preserved_Specimen Rock, J.F.C. BISH
5 Juniperus bermudiana Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Preserved_Specimen Rock, J.F.C. BISH
6 Juniperus bermudiana Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Preserved_Specimen Rock, J.F.C. BISH
7 Juniperus bermudiana Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Planted in Forest Reserve. Preserved_Specimen Degener, O. 20103 Oahu BISH 1949-07-03
8 Juniperus bermudiana Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Planted, introduced. Preserved_Specimen Small tree 15 ft., 3 in diam. Little Jr., E.L. 31185 Kauai BISH 1976-09-02
9 Juniperus bermudiana Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details On dry ridge full sun rocky cliff. Associated; Sida fallax, Osteomeles anthyllidifolia, Schinus terebinthifolia, Peperomia tetraphylla, Microsorum grossum, Diospyros sandwicensis, Psydrax odorata. Preserved_Specimen 6-8 m tall 5 dbh on large plant, 4 m tall 8 cm at ground level on small plant. Plants have cedar odor when cut, bark flaking, orange/red color, Arthur, K. 70 Oahu BISH 2025-02-24
10 Juniperus bermudiana Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Cultivated plants of the National Tropical Botanical Garden. Preserved_Specimen Tree of 20 ft. Bark shaggy. Leaves grey-green. Fruit glaucous, pale bluish-green. Flynn, T.W. 3350 Kauai BISH 1989-04-18
11 Juniperus bermudiana Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Cryptomeria japonica, Setaria palmifolia, Eucalyptus sp. Mesic-wet forest, disturbed roadside Preserved_Specimen tree to 15 m; leaves 4-ranked Ray, G. 68 Oahu BISH 1998-01-15
12 Juniperus bermudiana Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details In alien forest dominated by Schinus, Psidium, and Ficus. Preserved_Specimen Trees. Oppenheimer, H.L. 120641 Lanai BISH 2006-12-20
13 Juniperus bermudiana Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Preserved_Specimen Blue berries. Pearsall, G.A. Oahu BISH 1951-12-28
14 Juniperus bermudiana Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Preserved_Specimen Berries powder-blue. Juvenile lvs. longer, needle-like. Neal, M.C. Oahu BISH 1942-05-28
15 Juniperus bermudiana Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details An escape from forestry plantings, now naturalized at least as far N as Mahinahina and at least as far S as Honokowai Valley. Preserved_Specimen Oppenheimer, H.L. 119817 Maui BISH 1998-11-26
16 Juniperus bermudiana Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Old forestry plantings. Preserved_Specimen Young foliage pendant, leaves cirular in fours. Mature foliage short scales in imbricate four ranks. Fruit not seen. Hobdy, R.W. 2509 Molokai BISH 1986-02-19
17 Juniperus bermudiana Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details In eucalyptus-dominated understory. Many plants along road in several place and in forested areas off road. Preserved_Specimen Gustine-Lee, J. 288 Oahu BISH 2012-06-04
18 Juniperus bermudiana Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Crest of ridge/hilltop. With Cordyline fruticosa, Metrosideros tremuloides, Psidium guajava, and mix of foliose liverworts with lichen. Preserved_Specimen ~10 m tall tree - canopy almost as wide. DBH ~1 m. Two distinct leaf types, needle-like and scale-like, Leaf Green (Color 135, G. Köhler 2012) to Dark Green (C 131). Pollen cones Sulphur Yellow (C 91). Bark is Olive Brown (C 278) and covered in a mix of lichens and foliose liverworts. Walvoord, N. 2023001 Oahu BISH 2023-01-01
19 Juniperus bermudiana Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Preserved_Specimen Tree 20 ft. tall. Fagerlund, G.O. 220 Hawaii BISH 1942-12-01
20 Juniperus bermudiana Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Preserved_Specimen Fruit a berry; less than 1/4 in. in diam. Pearsall, G.A. Oahu BISH 1950-02-14
21 Juniperus bermudiana Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details In alien forest dominated by Schinus, Psidium, and Ficus. Preserved_Specimen Trees. Oppenheimer, H.L. 120641 Lanai BISH 2006-12-20
22 Juniperus bermudiana Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Preserved_Specimen Tree 40-45' ht, lowest bran pruned to well above man's ht. Staples, G.W. 785 Oahu BISH 1992-02-16
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