Larix griffithii var. speciosa

Pinaceae Larix griffithii var. speciosa (W.C.Cheng & Y.W.Law) Farjon

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.
speciosa refers to ‘attractive’; indicating this tree’s beauty.

Colloquial Name
Burmese larch, Nujiang larch

Subordinate Taxa
There exist 2 subordinate taxa for Larix griffithii:

Distribution

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TDWG Codes
3, 36, CHC, CHC-YN, CHT

Habitat
The natural habitats for Larix griffithii var. speciosa are temperate forests. It is naturally found at an elevation of at least 4000 up to 4000 metres. There are no conifers associated with Larix griffithii var. speciosa that are known of.

USDA Hardiness zone – 8
Larix griffithii var. speciosa 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 Larix griffithii var. speciosa is unknown. There are ongoing threats for Larix griffithii var. speciosa and they are listed as follows:

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

IUCN Category – NT
According to the IUCN Red List, Larix griffithii var. speciosa has been assigned the status of NT(Near Threatened). This means that according to the Red List criteria, this species is not threatened, but is close to having this status.

Superordinate Taxa
The nearest superordinate taxon for Larix griffithii is Sect. Multiserialis. The coordinate taxa for Larix griffithii are therefore:

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