Padma Chunder / Flaky Juniper
Juniperus squamata
- Found in India
- Jammu & Kashmir, Uttarakhand, Arunachal Pradesh & more
How to identify Padma Chunder
Identify Padma Chunder by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Check the distinctive field mark: Blue-grey scale-like foliage.
- Confirm leaf arrangement: Whorled.
- Confirm leaf shape: Linear.
- Confirm fruit type: Berry.
- In India, compare location records such as Jammu & Kashmir, Uttarakhand, Arunachal Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh.
- Confirm it sits within the Cupressaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Padma Chunder.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Juniperus squamata
- Genus
- Juniperus
- Family
- Cupressaceae
- Found in India
- Jammu & Kashmir, Uttarakhand, Arunachal Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf arrangement
- WhorledrecordedThree or more leaves arise from the same point around the stem.“The leaves are broad, needle-like, 3–9 millimetres (1⁄8–3⁄8 in) long, arranged in six ranks in alternating whorls of three, and often strongly a glaucous blue-green in color.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Leaf shape
- LinearrecordedVery long and narrow with roughly parallel sides.“The leaves are broad, needle-like, 3–9 millimetres (1⁄8–3⁄8 in) long, arranged in six ranks in alternating whorls of three, and often strongly a glaucous blue-green in color.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Leaf surface
- GlaucousrecordedCoated in a fine waxy bloom, giving a pale blue-grey or silvery look.“The leaves are broad, needle-like, 3–9 millimetres (1⁄8–3⁄8 in) long, arranged in six ranks in alternating whorls of three, and often strongly a glaucous blue-green in color.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Characters marked “recorded” are for Padma Chunder itself; the rest are typical of the Cupressaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Fruit type
- BerryrecordedA fleshy fruit with seeds embedded directly in the pulp, no central stone.“The cones are berry-like, globose to ovoid, 4–9 mm long, and 4–6 mm diameter.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical of the family
- Fruit
- Berry
Characters marked “recorded” are for Padma Chunder itself; the rest are typical of the Cupressaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Hindi
- padma chunder, yathur
About Padma Chunder
Flaky juniper (Juniperus squamata) belongs to the Cupressaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Jammu & Kashmir, Uttarakhand, Arunachal Pradesh and 1 other states.
Uses
Locally it is planted as an ornamental.
Cupressaceae
Cypress Family
Padma Chunder belongs to the Cupressaceae family.
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