Juniperus fortunei Carriere; J. sinensis J. F. Gmelin (1791), not J. chinensis Linnaeus (1767); J. thunbergii Hooker & Arnott; Sabina chinensis (Linnaeus) Antoine; S. chinensis f. pendula (Franchet) W. C. Cheng & W. T. Wang.

Trees or erect shrubs. Needlelike leaves in whorls of 3, loosely arranged, 0.8-1.2 cm.

Below 2300 m. Anhui, Fujian, S Gansu, Guangdong, N Guangxi, Guizhou, Hebei, Henan, W Hubei, Hunan, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Nei Mongol, S Shaanxi, Shandong, Shanxi, Sichuan, Yunnan, Zhejiang [Japan, Korea, Myanmar]