Picea asperata var. ponderosa

Pinaceae Picea asperata var. ponderosa Rehder & E.H.Wilson

Etymology
Picea refers to the classical names for spruces.
asperata refers to ‘rough’, yet unclear what this indicates.
ponderosa refers to ‘heavy’; indicating the relatively large size of its cones.

Subordinate Taxa
There exist 3 subordinate taxa for Picea asperata:

Distribution

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TDWG Codes
3, 36, CHC, CHC-SC

Habitat
The natural habitats for Picea asperata var. ponderosa are temperate forests. It is naturally found at an elevation of at least 3800 up to 3800 metres. There are no conifers associated with Picea asperata var. ponderosa that are known of.

USDA Hardiness zone – 6
Picea asperata var. ponderosa is hardy to USDA Zone 6 (Bannister & Neuner, 2001), meaning its frost tolerance lies somewhere in the range of -23.3C (-10F) to -17.8C (0F).

Species Continuity
The population trend for Picea asperata var. ponderosa is decreasing. There are ongoing threats for Picea asperata var. ponderosa and they are listed as follows:

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

IUCN Category – CR
According to the IUCN Red List, Picea asperata var. ponderosa has been assigned the status of CR(Critically Endangered). This means that according to the Red List criteria, this species qualifies as Critically endangered and is on the brink of being extinct in the wild.

Superordinate Taxa
The nearest superordinate taxon for Picea asperata is Series Picea. The coordinate taxa for Picea asperata are therefore:

Picea asperata var. ponderosa is further placed under Pinoideae. Picea asperata var. ponderosa is also placed under Pinaceae.