Pinus nigra ssp. pallasiana var. pallasiana

Pinaceae Pinus nigra ssp. dalmatica (Vis.) Franco

Etymology
Pinus refers to the Latin name for pines.
nigra refers to ‘black’; indicating the dark colour of its bark.
dalmatica refers to the Dalmatian mountains; indicating its habitat.

Colloquial Name
Dalmatian pine

Subordinate Taxa
There exist 6 subordinate taxa for Pinus nigra:

Distribution

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TDWG Codes
1, 13, YUG, YUG-CR

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

USDA Hardiness zone – 5
Pinus nigra ssp. dalmatica is hardy to USDA Zone 5 (Bannister & Neuner, 2001), meaning its frost tolerance lies somewhere in the range of -28.9C (-20F) to -23.3C (-10F).

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

• 1 Habitat Loss & Degradation
  • 1.1 Agriculture & Forestry

IUCN Category – EN
According to the IUCN Red List, Pinus nigra ssp. dalmatica 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 nigra is Subsect. Pinus. The coordinate taxa for Pinus nigra are therefore:

Pinus nigra ssp. dalmatica is further placed under Pinoideae. Pinus nigra ssp. dalmatica is also placed under Pinaceae.