Keteleeria davidiana

Pinaceae Keteleeria davidiana (Bertrand) Beissn.

Etymology
Keteleeria refers to the Belgian horticulturist J. B. Keteleer.
davidiana refers to the French missionary A. David.

Colloquial Name
David’s Keteleeria

Subordinate Taxa
There exist 2 subordinate taxa for Keteleeria davidiana:

Distribution

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TDWG Codes
3, 36, CHC, CHC-CQ, CHC-GZ, CHC-HU, CHC-SC, CHC-YN, CHN, CHN-GS, CHN-SA, CHS, CHS-GX, CHS-HN, 38, TAI, 4, 41, VIE

Habitat
The natural habitats for Keteleeria davidiana are temperate forests. It is naturally found at an elevation of at least 1000 up to 1000 metres. Other conifers associated with Keteleeria davidiana are:

USDA Hardiness zone – 7
Keteleeria davidiana is hardy to USDA Zone 7 (Bannister & Neuner, 2001), meaning its frost tolerance lies somewhere in the range of -17.8C (0F) to -12.2C (10F).

Species Continuity
The population trend for Keteleeria davidiana is unknown. There are ongoing threats for Keteleeria davidiana and they are listed as follows:

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

IUCN Category – LC
According to the IUCN Red List, Keteleeria davidiana 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 Keteleeria davidiana is Keteleeria. The coordinate taxa for Keteleeria davidiana are therefore:

Keteleeria davidiana is further placed under Abietoideae. Keteleeria davidiana is also placed under Pinaceae.