Pinus occidentalis

Pinaceae Pinus occidentalis Sw.

Etymology
Pinus refers to the Latin name for pines.
occidentalis refers to ‘from the west’; indicating its western distribution (compared to Europe).

Colloquial Name
Hispaniolan pine

Distribution

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TDWG Codes
8, 81, DOM, HAI, HAI-HA

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

USDA Hardiness zone – 10
Pinus occidentalis is hardy to USDA Zone 10 (Bannister & Neuner, 2001), meaning its frost tolerance lies somewhere in the range of -1.1C (30F) to 4.4C (40F).

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

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

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

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