Pinus pinaster

Pinaceae Pinus pinaster Aiton

Etymology
Pinus refers to the Latin name for pines.
pinaster refers to the French and Italian names for this tree; Pinastre (French) and Pinastro (Italian).

Colloquial Name
Maritime pine

Subordinate Taxa
There exist 3 subordinate taxa for Pinus pinaster:

Distribution

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TDWG Codes
1, 12, BAL, COR, FRA, FRA-FR, POR, SAR, SPA, SPA-SP, 13, ITA, ITA-IT, SIC, SIC-SI, 2, 20, ALG, MOR, MOR-MO, TUN

Habitat
The natural habitats for Pinus pinaster are temperate forests, coastal sand dunes , mediterranean-type shrublands. The natural elevation is unknown. There are no conifers associated with Pinus pinaster that are known of.

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

• 1 Habitat Loss & Degradation
  • 1.2 Urban & Infrastructure Development
  • 1.1 Agriculture & Forestry
• 2 Overexploitation & Resource Use
  • 2.1 Logging & Wood Harvesting

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

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

Cultivars
‘Aberdoniae’, ‘El Bosque’, ‘Jericho’ , ‘Lemoniana’ , ‘Longdrop WB Seedling’, ‘Monophylla’, ‘Nana’ , ‘Pendula’ , ‘Tortuosa’ , ‘Variegata’