Larix potaninii

Pinaceae Larix potaninii Batalin

Etymology
Larix refers to the Latin name for larches.
potaninii refers to the Russian botanist G. N. Potanin.

Colloquial Name
Himalayan larch

Subordinate Taxa
There exist 4 subordinate taxa for Larix potaninii:

Distribution

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TDWG Codes
3, 36, CHC, CHC-SC, CHC-YN, CHN, CHN-GS, CHN-SA, CHT, 4, 40, NEP

Habitat
The natural habitats for Larix potaninii are temperate forests, temperate shrublands. It is naturally found at an elevation of at least 4300 up to 4300 metres. Other conifers associated with Larix potaninii are:

USDA Hardiness zone – 5
Larix potaninii is hardy to USDA Zone 5 (Bannister & Neuner, 2001), meaning its frost tolerance lies somewhere in the range of -28.9C (-20F) to -23.3C (-10F).

Species Continuity
The population trend for Larix potaninii is stable. There are ongoing threats for Larix potaninii and they are listed as follows:

• 2 Overexploitation & Resource Use
  • 2.1 Logging & Wood Harvesting
• 3 Climate Change & Natural Disasters
  • 3.1 Drought & Temperature Extremes

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

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