Pinaceae Pinus armandii var. dabeshanensis (W.C.Cheng & Y.W.Law) Silba
Etymology
Pinus refers to the Latin name for pines.
armandii refers to the French naturalist Armand David.
dabeshanensis refers to the Dabie Mountains in China; indicating its habitat.
Colloquial Name
Dabie spruce
Subordinate Taxa
There exist 3 subordinate taxa for Pinus armandii:
Distribution
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TDWG Codes
3, 36, CHC, CHC-HU, CHS, CHS-AH, CHS-HE
Habitat
The natural habitats for Pinus armandii var. dabeshanensis are temperate forests. The natural elevation is unknown. There are no conifers associated with Pinus armandii var. dabeshanensis that are known of.
USDA Hardiness zone – 7
Pinus armandii var. dabeshanensis 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 Pinus armandii var. dabeshanensis is decreasing. There are ongoing threats for Pinus armandii var. dabeshanensis and they are listed as follows:
IUCN Category – VU
According to the IUCN Red List, Pinus armandii var. dabeshanensis has been assigned the status of VU(Vulnerable). This means that according to the Red List criteria, this species qualifies as Vulnerable and is of risk.
Superordinate Taxa
The nearest superordinate taxon for Pinus armandii is Subsect. Strobi. The coordinate taxa for Pinus armandii are therefore:
- Pinus albicaulis
- Pinus amamiana
- Pinus ayacahuite
- Pinus bhutanica
- Pinus cembra
- Pinus dalatensis
- Pinus fenzeliana
- Pinus flexilis
- Pinus koraiensis
- Pinus lambertiana
- Pinus monticola
- Pinus morrisonicola
- Pinus parviflora
- Pinus peuce
- Pinus pumila
- Pinus sibirica
- Pinus strobiformis
- Pinus strobus
- Pinus wallichiana
- Pinus wangii
- Pinus x hakkodensis
Pinus armandii var. dabeshanensis is further placed under Pinoideae. Pinus armandii var. dabeshanensis is also placed under Pinaceae.
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