Larix griffithii var. griffithii

Pinaceae Larix griffithii var. 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, CHT, 4, 40, EHM, EHM-AP, EHM-BH, EHM-DJ, EHM-SI, NEP

Habitat
The natural habitats for Larix griffithii var. 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 var. griffithii are:

USDA Hardiness zone – 7
Larix griffithii var. 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 var. griffithii is unknown. There are no known threats for Larix griffithii var. griffithii.

IUCN Category – LC
According to the IUCN Red List, Larix griffithii var. 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 var. griffithii is further placed under Laricoideae. Larix griffithii var. griffithii is also placed under Pinaceae.