Keteleeria fortunei

Pinaceae Keteleeria fortunei (A. Murray bis) Carrière

Etymology
Keteleeria refers to the Belgian horticulturist J. B. Keteleer.
fortunei refers to the English plant collector R. Fortune.

Colloquial Name
Fortune’s Keteleeria

Distribution

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TDWG Codes
3, 36, CHC, CHC-GZ, CHC-YN, CHS, CHS-FJ, CHS-GD, CHS-GX, CHS-HK, CHS-HN, CHS-JX, CHS-ZJ

Habitat
The natural habitats for Keteleeria fortunei are subtropical/tropical moist lowland forests. It is naturally found at an elevation of at least 1200 up to 1200 metres. Other conifers associated with Keteleeria fortunei are:

USDA Hardiness zone – 9
Keteleeria fortunei is hardy to USDA Zone 9 (Bannister & Neuner, 2001), meaning its frost tolerance lies somewhere in the range of -6.7C (20F) to -1.1C (30F).

Species Continuity
The population trend for Keteleeria fortunei is unknown. There are ongoing threats for Keteleeria fortunei and they are listed as follows:

• 2 Overexploitation & Resource Use
  • 2.1 Logging & Wood Harvesting

IUCN Category – NT
According to the IUCN Red List, Keteleeria fortunei has been assigned the status of NT(Near Threatened). This means that according to the Red List criteria, this species is not threatened, but is close to having this status.

Superordinate Taxa
The nearest superordinate taxon for Keteleeria fortunei is Keteleeria. The coordinate taxa for Keteleeria fortunei are therefore:

Keteleeria fortunei is further placed under Abietoideae. Keteleeria fortunei is also placed under Pinaceae.