Pinus arizonica var. cooperi

Pinaceae Pinus arizonica var. cooperi (C.E.Blanco) Farjon

Etymology
Pinus refers to the Latin name for pines.
arizona refers to the US State of Arizona; indicating its habitat.
cooperi possibly refers to the American naturalist J. G. Cooper.

Colloquial Name
Cooper’s pine

Subordinate Taxa
There exist 3 subordinate taxa for Pinus arizonica:

Distribution

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TDWG Codes
7, 79, MXE, MXE-CO, MXE-CU, MXE-DU, MXN, MXN-SI, MXN-SO

Habitat
The natural habitats for Pinus arizonica var. cooperi are temperate forests. The natural elevation is unknown. There are no conifers associated with Pinus arizonica var. cooperi that are known of.

USDA Hardiness zone – 7
Pinus arizonica var. cooperi is hardy to USDA Zone 7 (Bannister & Neuner, 2001), meaning its frost tolerance lies somewhere in the range of -17.8C (0F) to -12.2C (10F).

Species Continuity
The population trend for Pinus arizonica var. cooperi is decreasing. There are ongoing threats for Pinus arizonica var. cooperi and they are listed as follows:

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

IUCN Category – VU
According to the IUCN Red List, Pinus arizonica var. cooperi has been assigned the status of VU(Vulnerable). This means that according to the Red List criteria, this species qualifies as Vulnerable and is of risk.

Superordinate Taxa
The nearest superordinate taxon for Pinus arizonica is Subsect. Ponderosae. The coordinate taxa for Pinus arizonica are therefore:

Pinus arizonica var. cooperi is further placed under Pinoideae. Pinus arizonica var. cooperi is also placed under Pinaceae.