Pinus strobus var. chiapensis

Pinaceae Pinus strobus var. chiapensis (Martínez) Andresen

Etymology
Pinus refers to the Latin name for pines.
strobus refers to ‘strobilos’, the Greek word for pine cone; indicating its quite characteristic slender pine cones.
chiapensis refers to the Mexican State of Chiapas, where the type specimen was found; indicating its habitat.

Colloquial Name
Chiapas pine

Subordinate Taxa
There exist 2 subordinate taxa for Pinus strobus:

Distribution

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TDWG Codes
7, 79, MXC, MXC-PU, MXG, MXG-VC, MXS, MXS-GR, MXS-OA, MXT, MXT-CI, 8, 80, GUA

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

USDA Hardiness zone – 10
Pinus strobus var. chiapensis 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 strobus var. chiapensis is decreasing. There are ongoing threats for Pinus strobus var. chiapensis and they are listed as follows:

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

IUCN Category – EN
According to the IUCN Red List, Pinus strobus var. chiapensis 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 strobus is Subsect. Strobi. The coordinate taxa for Pinus strobus are therefore:

Pinus strobus var. chiapensis is further placed under Pinoideae. Pinus strobus var. chiapensis is also placed under Pinaceae.