Cathaya argyrophylla

Pinaceae Cathaya argyrophylla Chun & Kuang

Etymology
Cathaya refers to ‘Cathay’, an old name for China; indicating its habitat.
argyrophylla refers to ‘silver leaf’; referring to the colour of its needles.

Colloquial Name
Cathaya

Distribution

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TDWG Codes
3, 36, CHC, CHC-CQ, CHC-GZ, CHS, CHS-GX, CHS-HN

Habitat
The natural habitats for Cathaya argyrophylla are temperate forests. It is naturally found at an elevation of at least 1900 up to 1900 metres. Other conifers associated with Cathaya argyrophylla are:

USDA Hardiness zone – 8
Cathaya argyrophylla 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 Cathaya argyrophylla is stable. Currently, there exist about 500-1000 mature specimen. There are no known threats for Cathaya argyrophylla.

IUCN Category – VU
According to the IUCN Red List, Cathaya argyrophylla has been assigned the status of VU(Vulnerable). This means that according to the Red List criteria, this species qualifies as Vulnerable and is of risk.

Superordinate Taxa
The nearest superordinate taxon for Cathaya argyrophylla is Cathaya. Because Cathaya contains only one species, this taxon is considered as monotypic.Cathaya argyrophylla is further placed under Pinoideae. Cathaya argyrophylla is also placed under Pinaceae.

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