Larix mastersiana

Pinaceae Larix mastersiana Rehd. & E.H. Wilson

Etymology
Larix refers to the Latin name for larches.
mastersiana refers to M. T. Masters, a honorary botanist at Kew, who studied conifers.

Colloquial Name
Masters’ larch

Distribution

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TDWG Codes
3, 36, CHC, CHC-SC

Habitat
The natural habitats for Larix mastersiana are temperate forests. It is naturally found at an elevation of at least 3500 up to 3500 metres. There are no conifers associated with Larix mastersiana that are known of.

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

• 1 Habitat Loss & Degradation
  • 1.2 Urban & Infrastructure Development
• 2 Overexploitation & Resource Use
  • 2.1 Logging & Wood Harvesting
• 3 Climate Change & Natural Disasters
  • 3.2 Storms / Flooding & Other Events

IUCN Category – EN
According to the IUCN Red List, Larix mastersiana has been assigned the status of EN(Endangered). This means that according to the Red List criteria, this species qualifies as Endangered and is very much at risk.

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

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