Larix griffithii

Pinaceae Larix griffithii Hook. f.

Etymology
Larix refers to the Latin name for larches.
griffithii refers to W. Griffith, who was Director of the Botanic Gardens of Calcutta and started a herbarium now posessed by Kew.

Colloquial Name
Sikkim larch

Subordinate Taxa
There exist 2 subordinate taxa for Larix griffithii:

Distribution

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TDWG Codes
3, 36, CHC, CHC-YN, CHT, 4, 40, EHM, EHM-AP, EHM-BH, EHM-DJ, EHM-SI, NEP

Habitat
The natural habitats for Larix griffithii are temperate forests. It is naturally found at an elevation of at least 4100 up to 4100 metres. Other conifers associated with Larix griffithii are:

USDA Hardiness zone – 7
Larix griffithii 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 Larix griffithii is stable. There are ongoing threats for Larix griffithii and they are listed as follows:

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

IUCN Category – LC
According to the IUCN Red List, Larix griffithii 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 Larix griffithii is Sect. Multiserialis. The coordinate taxa for Larix griffithii are therefore:

Larix griffithii is further placed under Laricoideae. Larix griffithii is also placed under Pinaceae.