Nothotsuga longibracteata

Pinaceae Nothotsuga longibracteata (W. C. Cheng) H. H. Hu ex C. N. Page

Etymology
Nothotsuga refers to ‘bastard Tsuga’; indicating its close relationship with Tsuga.
longibracteata refers to ‘long bracts’; indicating its cone bracts are relatively large.

Colloquial Name
Bristlecone Hemlock

Distribution

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TDWG Codes
3, 36, CHC, CHC-GZ, CHS, CHS-FJ, CHS-GD, CHS-GX, CHS-HN, CHS-JX

Habitat
The natural habitats for Nothotsuga longibracteata are temperate forests. It is naturally found at an elevation of at least 3200 up to 3200 metres. Other conifers associated with Nothotsuga longibracteata are:

USDA Hardiness zone – 8
Nothotsuga longibracteata 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 Nothotsuga longibracteata is unknown. There are ongoing threats for Nothotsuga longibracteata and they are listed as follows:

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

IUCN Category – NT
According to the IUCN Red List, Nothotsuga longibracteata 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 Nothotsuga longibracteata is Nothotsuga. Because Nothotsuga contains only one species, this taxon is considered as monotypic.Nothotsuga longibracteata is further placed under Abietoideae. Nothotsuga longibracteata is also placed under Pinaceae.