Juniperus macropoda: Difference between revisions

The '''Juniper of Sacrifice''', commonly known as '''Persian Juniper''', is species of [[juniper]] native to western Asia. It has different common names such as '''Himalayan Pencil Cedar''' and  '''‘Turkistan Juniper’'''. ''(Juniperus macropoda/Juniperus polycarpos)'' locally known as ''''Shukpa''''.  is deeply rooted in the cultural, religious practices of the locals and considered as one of the most sacred trees among the Buddhist. The study showed that ''J. polycarpos'' has been used as raw material for aromatic incenses preparation, timber in construction of Buddhist monasteries, medicinal plant by local healers, fuel wood and fodder, making of household articles and for decoration of Lha-thos in [[Ladakh]] wazarat region. It also ranges further east into [[Central Asia]] and [[Northern Pakistan]], is sometimes treated as a variety of ''J. polycarpos''.<ref name = adams>Adams, R.P., Al-Farsi, A. & Schwarzbach, A.E. (2014). Confirmation of the southern-most population of Juniperus seravschanica in Oman by DNA sequencing of nrDNA and four cpDNA regions Phytologia 96: 218-224.</ref>