Pinus bhutanica

Pinaceae Pinus bhutanica Grierson & et al.

Etymology
Pinus refers to the Latin name for pines.
bhutanica refers to Bhutan, where it was first described; indicating its habitat.

Colloquial Name
Bhutan pine

Distribution

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TDWG Codes
3, 36, CHC, CHC-YN, CHT, 4, 40, EHM, EHM-AP, EHM-BH

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

USDA Hardiness zone – 9
Pinus bhutanica 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 Pinus bhutanica is stable. There are no known threats for Pinus bhutanica.

IUCN Category – LC
According to the IUCN Red List, Pinus bhutanica has been assigned the status of LC(Least Concern). This means that according to the Red List criteria, this species is not qualified as threatened.

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

Pinus bhutanica is further placed under Pinoideae. Pinus bhutanica is also placed under Pinaceae.