Pinus armandii var. mastersiana

Pinaceae Pinus armandii var. mastersiana (Hayata) Hayata

Etymology
Pinus refers to the Latin name for pines.
armandii refers to the French naturalist Armand David.
mastersiana refers to the Brittish botanist M. T. Masters.

Colloquial Name
Masters’ spruce

Subordinate Taxa
There exist 3 subordinate taxa for Pinus armandii:

Distribution

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TDWG Codes
3, 38, TAI

Habitat
The natural habitats for Pinus armandii var. mastersiana are temperate forests. The natural elevation is unknown. There are no conifers associated with Pinus armandii var. mastersiana that are known of.

USDA Hardiness zone – 7
Pinus armandii var. mastersiana 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. mastersiana is unknown. There are ongoing threats for Pinus armandii var. mastersiana and they are listed as follows:

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

IUCN Category – EN
According to the IUCN Red List, Pinus armandii var. mastersiana has been assigned the status of EN(Endangered). This means that according to the Red List criteria, this species qualifies as Endangered and is very much at risk.

Superordinate Taxa
The nearest superordinate taxon for Pinus armandii is Subsect. Strobi. The coordinate taxa for Pinus armandii are therefore:

Pinus armandii var. mastersiana is further placed under Pinoideae. Pinus armandii var. mastersiana is also placed under Pinaceae.