Larix potaninii var. potaninii

Pinaceae Larix potaninii var. 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

Habitat
The natural habitats for Larix potaninii var. potaninii are temperate forests. It is naturally found at an elevation of at least 4300 up to 4300 metres. There are no conifers associated with Larix potaninii var. potaninii that are known of.

USDA Hardiness zone – 5
Larix potaninii var. 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 var. potaninii is unknown. There are ongoing threats for Larix potaninii var. potaninii 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 potaninii var. 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 var. potaninii is further placed under Laricoideae. Larix potaninii var. potaninii is also placed under Pinaceae.