Common Juniper

…There are about 15 species of Juniperus in the Northern Hemisphere, and sometimes the Sabina genus is included in this number, including about 45 species. In Japan, there is the creeping Japanese Juniper J. conferta Parl., which grows on the coast from Kyushu north to Sakhalin, the shrub-like Japanese Juniper J. communis L. var. nipponica (Max.) Wils., which grows in the high mountains of northern Honshu, and the Rishiri Juniper var. saxatilis Pall., which is distributed from the high mountains of Hokkaido to Siberia. The parent species of both varieties, the common juniper, is widely distributed in the Northern Hemisphere, with an upright trunk that can sometimes reach a height of 6 to 7 meters. Gin is a distilled liquor made from its cones. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "common juniper" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…ネズミサシ属は北半球に約15種があり，ビャクシン属Sabina約45種をこれに含めることもある。日本には，九州以北サハリンまでの海岸に生える匍匐（ほふく）性のハイネズJ.conferta Parl.，本州北部の高山に生える低木性のミヤマネズJ.communis L.var.nipponica (Max.) Wils.と北海道の高山からシベリアにかけて分布するリシリビャクシンvar.saxatilis Pall.があり，両変種の母種セイヨウネズ(英名common juniper)は北半球に広く分布し，幹が立って，ときに高さ6～7mに達する。その球果を入れた蒸留酒がジンである。…

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