Pinus patula

Pinaceae Pinus patula Schiede ex Schltdl. & Cham.

Etymology
Pinus refers to the Latin name for pines.
patula refers to ‘spreading’; possibly indicating its domed, open crown.

Colloquial Name
Jelecote pine

Subordinate Taxa
There exist 2 subordinate taxa for Pinus patula:

Distribution

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TDWG Codes
7, 79, MXC, MXC-DF, MXC-ME, MXC-MO, MXC-PU, MXC-TL, MXE, MXE-HI, MXE-QU, MXE-TA, MXG, MXG-VC, MXS, MXS-OA, MXT, MXT-CI

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

USDA Hardiness zone – 8
Pinus patula is hardy to USDA Zone 8 (Bannister & Neuner, 2001), meaning its frost tolerance lies somewhere in the range of -12.2C (10F) to -6.7C (20F).

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

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

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

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

Cultivars
‘Zebrina’