Pinus nelsonii

Pinaceae Pinus nelsonii Shaw

Etymology
Pinus refers to the Latin name for pines.
nelsonii refers to E. W. Nelson, who collected the type specimen.

Colloquial Name
Nelson Pinyon pine, Nelson’s pine

Distribution

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TDWG Codes
7, 79, MXE, MXE-CO, MXE-NL, MXE-SL, MXE-TA

Habitat
The natural habitats for Pinus nelsonii are temperate forests, subtropical/tropical dry shrublands. The natural elevation is unknown. There are no conifers associated with Pinus nelsonii that are known of.

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

• 1 Habitat Loss & Degradation
  • 1.1 Agriculture & Forestry
• 5 Natural System Modifications
  • 5.1 Fire & Fire Suppression

IUCN Category – EN
According to the IUCN Red List, Pinus nelsonii has been assigned the status of EN(Endangered). This means that according to the Red List criteria, this species qualifies as Endangered and is very much at risk.

Superordinate Taxa
The nearest superordinate taxon for Pinus nelsonii is Subsect. Nelsoniae. Because Subsect. Nelsoniae contains only one species, this taxon is considered as monotypic.Pinus nelsonii is further placed under Pinoideae. Pinus nelsonii is also placed under Pinaceae.